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December 8, 2015
For fans that believe Bieber can do no wrong, what does it mean to follow a singer that has recently been so candid about his renewed faith? Read More
Is Justin Bieber turning Beliebers into Believers?
By: Natalia D'AmicoFor fans that believe Bieber can do no wrong, what does it mean to follow a singer that has recently been so candid about his renewed faith? Read More
December 4, 2015
How well do we in Canada really understand gun culture in the US and the inability to do anything about it? Read More
Why Gun Culture Doesn't Make Sense Outside the U.S.
By: Sacha SewhdatHow well do we in Canada really understand gun culture in the US and the inability to do anything about it? Read More
December 3, 2015
After 14 people were killed in a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California on Dec. 2, 2015, the New York Daily News shocked many with it's front page headline: "God Isn't Fixing This." Here's what we think about the controversy. Read More
4 Reasons The "God Isn't Fixing This" Headline is Right
By: Context TeamAfter 14 people were killed in a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California on Dec. 2, 2015, the New York Daily News shocked many with it's front page headline: "God Isn't Fixing This." Here's what we think about the controversy. Read More
December 2, 2015
Lorna is in good company, part of the stream of Christian and yes, secular commentators who opine that we should “welcome the stranger.” For Lorna and faithful Christians, this stranger—of course I speak of the floods of refugees from Syria, Iraq and elsewhere—is but the face of Jesus. Read More
Welcome the Safe Stranger
By: Richard HandlerLorna is in good company, part of the stream of Christian and yes, secular commentators who opine that we should “welcome the stranger.” For Lorna and faithful Christians, this stranger—of course I speak of the floods of refugees from Syria, Iraq and elsewhere—is but the face of Jesus. Read More
November 25, 2015
If you want a hardboiled vision of the apocalypse, the new religion of environmentalism can supply it. While Christianity asks us to believe in “things unseen” we can all see the consequence of climate change on our nightly news. Read More
Climate Change Religion
By: Richard HandlerIf you want a hardboiled vision of the apocalypse, the new religion of environmentalism can supply it. While Christianity asks us to believe in “things unseen” we can all see the consequence of climate change on our nightly news. Read More
November 19, 2015
An audience member responds with their personal story and reaction to our Family show. How do you expand your own notion of family? Read More
Expanding the Notion of Family
By: Kelly DeVriesAn audience member responds with their personal story and reaction to our Family show. How do you expand your own notion of family? Read More
November 18, 2015
I was first exposed to hurt and fear before my parents separated. I can remember sitting in the front hall closet with my older siblings, watching my parents fight in the kitchen, eventually running to a neighbour’s home who called the police. Read More
Healing from Family Wounds
By: AnonymousI was first exposed to hurt and fear before my parents separated. I can remember sitting in the front hall closet with my older siblings, watching my parents fight in the kitchen, eventually running to a neighbour’s home who called the police. Read More
November 17, 2015
In response to the arson of Peterborough’s only mosque, Masjid Al-Salaam, Minister Eilert Frerichs offered his church for Friday prayers. We reached him for comment in Peterborough. Read More
Christian Response to Peterborough Mosque Arson
By: Sacha SewhdatIn response to the arson of Peterborough’s only mosque, Masjid Al-Salaam, Minister Eilert Frerichs offered his church for Friday prayers. We reached him for comment in Peterborough. Read More
November 17, 2015
We have all been assaulted by an enemy that hates us. But this is the first time I can remember when people in the West, at least, find it difficult to name the people who explicitly hate and want to kill us. Read More
Know Thy Enemy
By: Richard HandlerWe have all been assaulted by an enemy that hates us. But this is the first time I can remember when people in the West, at least, find it difficult to name the people who explicitly hate and want to kill us. Read More
November 16, 2015
Without the role and persona of Aung San Suu Kyi, there would not even have been an election or certainly not an election that represented as great a possibility for political change in Myanmar. Read More
Myanmar Election – The Essential Aung San Suu Kyi
By: Art DeFehrWithout the role and persona of Aung San Suu Kyi, there would not even have been an election or certainly not an election that represented as great a possibility for political change in Myanmar. Read More
November 16, 2015
After the Paris terror attacks, Context followed up to find out how the country is coping. What is the role of Christians at a time like this? Read More
Paris Attack Update
By: Lorna DueckAfter the Paris terror attacks, Context followed up to find out how the country is coping. What is the role of Christians at a time like this? Read More
November 13, 2015
Yonge-Dundas Square has been a ground for controversy since the Christian group Voices of The Nations was banned from using the space. The Christian group has been using the square for annual concerts for the past 5 years until they were denied a permit on the grounds that their music was trying to convert people. Read More
Christian Concert Banned from Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square
By: Kristina EvanovYonge-Dundas Square has been a ground for controversy since the Christian group Voices of The Nations was banned from using the space. The Christian group has been using the square for annual concerts for the past 5 years until they were denied a permit on the grounds that their music was trying to convert people. Read More
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