Loblaws recently announced it would offer a $25 gift card to Canadians impacted by its illegal price-fixing scheme on bread. While this has raised some
Jesus used salt to describe how we are needed to bring balance and hope to an otherwise dark world. Salt is invaluable to human life,
Many of the reforms brought about by Bill 148, including an increase to Ontario’s minimum wage to $14.00 per hour, came into effect on January
People who stand up for their beliefs are often mocked and ridiculed by people who don’t live their lives according to God’s will. When we
We have a covenant with God. We know that we are loved beyond measure, but a covenant implies that we owe something in return. We
What is a peacemaker? A person can only work toward peace if they are at peace themselves. We have peace with God through Jesus. When
When Jesus talks about being pure in heart, he is talking about integrity—doing things right. He doesn’t necessarily mean living a dull or boring life,
This is a theme that Jesus will return to in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew; see 6:14 and 7:1. Again Jesus is reaffirming
In this verse, Jesus proclaims that the blessed are those “who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” One commentator has suggested
As with the other verses of the Beatitudes, this begins with the words, “Blessed are” – a familiar opening found in the psalms and wisdom
The loss of a loved one is a devastating event for any of us. The grief we experience is overwhelming, we don’t know which way
Psalm 144:15 says, “Happy are the people whose God is the Lord.” And this should be the character of a believer: blessedness, happiness, joy. The
After Jesus saw the crowds he went up the mountain and when he sat down His disciples came to Him and he taught them. Jesus
On behalf of the Fundraising Team and members of the Ascension family I wish to offer my thanks to you for publishing the series of
I would like to respond to the article “Anglicans or Aliens” by John Longhurst in the January 2018 Anglican Journal. I’ll start by asking, “Would
During the past year in over 20 locations throughout the diocese, the Bishop’s Advisory Committee on Church Buildings (BACCB) provided diocesan oversight to parishes undertaking
by Laura Marie Piotrowicz In one of our baptismal vows, we covenant with God and community to “respect the dignity of every human being.” God
by Ann Turner The website littlefreelibrary.org defines the wee, local libraries popping up all over the place as “a ‘take a book, return a book’
