August 2010 National Updates
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August 6, 2010
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 | Damaged church back in action
AFTER more than two years, the congregation of Central Heights Church
in Abbotsford, B.C. recently moved back into its sanctuary. |
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 | OttawaWatch: The appearance of power-sharing
I COULD NOT have said it better myself. Tom Flanagan, sometime advisor to the prime minister and long time
political
science professor at the University of Calgary, asked a question in a
mid-July Globe and Mail opinion piece. |
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Quick news
• A hinge movement
• Dove is a symbol for...?
• Choice chain
• more
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August 11, 2010
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 | Rock the River rocks the rain
DESPITE the rain, mud and intimidating cloud cover, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) hosted some 7,970 people August 7 for their much anticipated Rock the River concert held at Millenium Park in Surrey, B.C.
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Quick news
• Good knights in Calgary
• The Taliban cannot see
• It should be simple
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August 19, 2010
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 | Tamil arrivals spark many questions
IS THERE a 'Christian perspective' regarding the 490 Tamils who
arrived on Canada's shore August 13? Or are Christians bogged down,
struggling with the same conflicting information and perspectives that
are evident in discussions of the matter in the secular media? |
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Quick news
• Cycle of violence
• Most persecuted faith group on Earth
• Evangelicals doing well
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August 26, 2010
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 | Crossroads learns hard lessons from fraud case
"CHRISTIANS are vulnerable because our value of trust causes us to
want to trust people," said Don Simmonds, CEO of Crossroads Christian
Communications. "We need to make sure we are diligent so we are not
taken advantage of." |
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 | Roots: not your typical church drama
"WE WANTED to collect the questions, stories and struggles we were
receiving from young people and take them to the church," said Jenny
Salisbury. |
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Quick news
• The mother of all cathedrals
• Rock the airwaves
• Food for Pakistan
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