Connecting Over Guitars (Faith Today TV episode)
In this episode of Faith Today TV, learn how Kildonan Community Church in Winnipeg has found a creative way to show love to their neighbours by having a weekly evening guitar club where anyone can drop in to play ‘70s music with a group of other guitarists.
Kiss, Hug or Handshake—How Does Your Church Pass the Peace of Christ?
To handshake, hug, or kiss when greeting fellow Christians? Ottawa writer Nyambura Githaiga reflects on different church greeting styles in this Faith Today blog.
Confession: A Doorway to Grace
When a person knows our shame, and then loves us and receives us, the shame can't survive, writes Vancouver pastor-author Ken Shigematsu in the cover article of the Jul/Aug Faith Today. Aussi disponible en français.
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This Week’s Prayer Prompts
This week’s prayer request is about palliative care.
Pray for people in your church and neighbourhood who have been diagnosed with a life-changing illness or disease. Pray for the caregivers, churches and organizations that support them. Pray for hope, strength and courage. Pray for their tangible physical, social and spiritual needs to be met. Pray for high quality palliative care to be available across the country, for all Canadians.
Each week we also list an EFC affiliate to pray for. This week, pray for the Christian Medical and Dental Association of Canada. CMDA Canada is a national organization of Christian physicians, dentists and students, each holding an individual membership, who seek to honour God by integrating faith with professional practice.
You can always find the week’s prayer prompts at TheEFC.ca/TakeAction.
→ B.C. Christian Ashram Retreat (TWU), Langley, July 7-8
→ Deepening Understanding for Intercultural Ministry (CCC/FILL/St. Stephen’s College), Edmonton, July 10-14
→ Praying for Canada (Canadian Missions Conference), online, July 20
→ Stories of Transformation in Canada (TOWC), online, July 25
→ Moving Forward Together: The Future of Science and Faith (CSCA), Mississauga, July 28-31
→ Make Reconciliation Possible (PRN, CRC, Resonate Global Mission), Bowen Island, B.C., July 30-August 3
→ Global Leadership Summit, various host sites, simulcast from Illinois, August 3-4
In Case You Missed It
→ Job Openings: pastor (Red Deer, Montreal, Brampton, Saint John, Ottawa); Montreal director of leadership programs; and more (FaithToday.ca/Classifieds)
→ Hastened Death for Mental Illness Delayed, But Needs to Be Stopped (EFC info and call to action)
→ Take Action Brochures: Euthanasia for Youth, Euthanasia for Mental Illness
→ How to Be Kind (Faith Today article)