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Building a prayer movement

2 months ago | lightmagazine.ca | Steve Almond

Ignite Prayer Canada is dedicated to helping churches become praying churches, with a vision to cultivate a culture of Kingdom prayer in 1,000 churches across Canada. Every church carries the potential to be a presence-centred house of prayer. Our passion is to equip and empower church leaders and churches to cultivate a Kingdom prayer culture that aligns with God’s heart and purposes.
Healthy Alliances in the Workplace

2 months ago | lightmagazine.ca | Steve Almond

An interview with Dr. Zari GillTo pursue healthy alliances in the global workplace takes effort. It is not a task for the weak-hearted! Yet this effort pays rewarding dividends. Dr. Zari Gill talks about clarity in early communications. You have to understand the changes you want to bring, and articulate them well, before you can see a convergence of minds between two or more parties. Two groups must be better together than going solo, for healthy alliances to emerge.
Teacher: Junior High

Mar 11, 2025 | lightmagazine.ca | Bob Morris

Full Time Ponoka, AB, Canada $61,000 CDN / Year Ponoka Christian School is now accepting applications for a full time junior high teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. Ponoka Christian School is an independent, faith based school located between Red Deer and Edmonton. Interested candidates need to hold or be qualified for an Alberta Teaching Professional Certificate.
Christmas in February

Feb 17, 2025 | lightmagazine.ca | Steve Almond

On November 15 of last year, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers initiated strike action, suspending delivery of mail in Canada. In this day and age of email and online payment systems, postal strikes do not have anywhere near the negative consequences as in the past. Our clients choose for the most part to receive their statements online. Most people pay their bills online. At the very least we have options today that make the impact of a strike less onerous.
Defining Mission

Dec 2, 2024 | lightmagazine.ca | John Hall

I’ve had a few interactions recently where it has become clear to me that church tradition trumps scripture when it comes to a definition of mission. Many Christians from a Protestant background would define mission as crossing from one culture to another for the purpose of spreading the Gospel. They’re not completely wrong, but it doesn’t seem to do justice to Jesus’ invitation for his Church to join him in his mission.
British Columbia: The Ridge Church – Partnering for Winter Shelter and HUB Ministries - Light Magazine

Oct 29, 2024 | lightmagazine.ca | Jack Taylor

A temporary winter shelter with 30 beds has started at Ridge Church in addition to the HUB ministries on their property in Maple Ridge. Open from October 1 to April 30, community members needing a warm, dry place to rest at night will have a secure and safe place to be. The space is open from 9 pm until 7 am every day.
Are You Feeling Writerly?

Sep 20, 2024 | lightmagazine.ca | April Yamasaki

Last spring I received word that the Fraser Valley Christian Writers group would be officially closing. The coronavirus pandemic had put an end to their monthly gatherings, and the group had never regained its footing. Although I live in the Fraser Valley, am a Christian, and a writer, I’d never been a regular part of the group. But I knew some of the writers who regularly gathered for reading and critiquing one another’s work.
Reflections on the sanctity of life

May 30, 2024 | lightmagazine.ca | Rebecca Peters

I’ve been thinking about how that phrase applies to an unexpected pregnancy. After working in the area of unexpected pregnancy support for almost 15 years, I have a few thoughts. In 2024, “sanctity” is a word that people don’t commonly use. That doesn’t mean it’s not relevant, far from it. As someone who works in communication, I believe it’s important to use words that people are familiar with and understand or clearly define a word if your audience might not understand it.
The blessing of a Mother

May 3, 2024 | lightmagazine.ca | Neil A. Campbell

In an era where the very definition of family is undergoing profound transformation, the traditional family structure, as we have known it in Canada, finds itself under scrutiny and redefinition. As debates rage on about what constitutes a family, it becomes increasingly evident that the strength of a nation is tied to the strength of its families. A survey done several years ago found that everyone wants to have a strong marriage and their children to turn out ok.
Dear daughter with an unexpected pregnancy

May 3, 2024 | lightmagazine.ca | Rebecca Peters

Although you are not my daughter, you are a daughter to someone, and although I am not your mother, I am a mother to three. And so, I am writing to you as if you were one of my three. If you were to tell me about your unexpected pregnancy, oh how I would have a million things running through my head and my heart, but probably not as many things as you have running through yours. First, I would try my best just to listen.