“Creation versus Evolution”: Is This a Real Issue?
School boards in an uproar. Parents protective of their children. Teachers defensive. Students confused. The furore over creation versus evo…
CULTURE
Gay-Straight Alliances, Secrecy, and the Public Trust
The word out of Alberta about Gay-Straight Alliance clubs (GSAs) hasn’t been good of late. According to the Calgary Herald, the Alberta Cour…
How the new leaders of the world’s biggest companies are shaped by prayer
Who do you follow? The top five companies in the world are tech companies. And they were all started by computer programmers - not someone w…
URGENT Prayer for the Christian people and churches of Nigeria
November 26, 2018 - Archbishop Kwashi of Nigeria is urgently calling on brothers and sisters in Christ to pray for a revival in Nigeria, and…
Transparency in the Catholic Church in the face of the St. Michael’s College School incident
November 23, 2018 - A prestigious, all-boys private Catholic school in Toronto has come under fire for a tragic hazing incident involving si…
The United Church responds to the Gretta Vosper decision
United Church moderator Rev. Richard Bott defends his denomination's decision to allow atheist minister Gretta Vosper to stay on as clergy a…
Why Gretta Vosper Isn’t the (Main) Problem
We here at “Context” have been looking again at the Gretta Vosper phenomenon, especially the “church refuses to defrock aggressive atheist” …
Immortality Will Be…Boring?
It is astonishing, and depressing, to encounter again the blithe arrogance of certain members of my class: the highly educated pundits who a…
“Deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the history of the U.S.” -ADL
We life our hearts and prayers for those affected by the THE TREE OF LIFE SYNAGOGUE in Pittsburgh. A baby naming ceremony turned deadly when…
Are You Checking All the Ingredients?
My wife and I once enjoyed a fabulous vacation in France. It was our 25th wedding anniversary and we had saved carefully for three glorious …