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An Earthquake: The Freedom Convoy & the ‘Two Canadas’

An earthquake is going on - politically, socially, even spiritually, in great, prosperous, and scenic nation of Canada. The Freedom (Truck) Convoy, which seeks the abolition of nation-wide vaccine mandates for truckers - and the strong reaction from the Trudeau government - has revealed a geological fault line in Canadian society. This story is on-going and worldwide. Though the convoy has been dispersed in Ottawa by the police, the questions remain: Could this crisis spotlight the prospect of ‘two Canadas?’ What can the Christian do to help? During the uncertain and troubled early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, Canada recognised and applauded a certain group of ‘essential workers.’ While the rest of Canada was at home in lockdown, these men were out on the road delivering food and supplies nationwide. One man tweeted on 31 March 2020 - when there were no vaccines - ‘“While many of us are working from home, there are others who aren’t able to do that–like the truck drivers who are work...

2022 What to Watch Out For? (Yes, There is Good News) Part 02

Our ability to function and lead is proportional to being equipped to see further down the road than others. With 2022 shaping up to be a most eventful year, we need to know what to look for. In Part 01, we looked at how 2022 is a year of elections in key countries, the UK was in focus and included the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee (seventy years on the throne), the global economy, and culture war. We continue to focus on key places and events so we watch and pray with knowledge, insight, and anointing. CHINA In some ways modern China has made some impressive progress in the last seven decades. When the People’s Republic of China was declared in 1 October 1949, it was a feudal and backward nation of five-hundred million people, including three million Catholics and one million Protestants. Look what’s happened since. China, a land of many dialects, standardised the (Mandarin) Chinese language so that the Han Chinese and the country’s fifty-six minorities groups can speak to each other; all ...

The Son of Man: Why Study the Gospel of Luke? Part 02

The Gospel of Luke, the longest book of the New Testament, impeccably researched and written by Dr. Luke, demonstrates how Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, is the perfect person. He was specifically targeting Gentiles, who with their ancient humanism/hellenism focused on the ideal man. Jesus is more than ideal, he is the Biblical ‘Son of Man.’ Our purpose is to equip you to study of this great Gospel, either alone or in a small group. In Part 01, we looked at the introduction to Luke, its authorship, its purpose, the portraits of Christ, theme, key verse, and timing. DISTINCTIVE ASPECTS OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE The Gospel Itself Longest book of the New Testament (1,151 verses); Second longest, also written by Luke, is Acts (1007 verses) - these two books together comprise 27% of the New Testament; Luke wrote 2158 verses of the New Testament and Paul wrote 2,033 verses. Meticulously sourced and thoroughly researched, utilising the best Greek language skills to convey the message of the ‘Son...