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Longhurst: It won’t be the same

COVID-19 is a gamechanger in so many ways. It has impacted the way we work, shop, study, travel, socialize — and do church. In Canada,

John Longhurst

August 10, 2020

Longhurst: Now there are fewer sacred cows

Plummeting donations, program cutbacks, and staff layoffs — that’s the finding of a new survey of 2,630 Canadian churches and ministries about the impact of

John Longhurst

June 29, 2020

Longhurst: No glib prayers

During this time of pandemic, many Christians are turning to prayer. But what to pray? It can be especially hard for worship leaders, who wonder

John Longhurst

May 18, 2020

Longhurst: The plague village

During this time of pandemic, many people are worried. They see the hoarding and long lines in grocery stores and wonder if we are in

John Longhurst

April 6, 2020

Longhurst: More than numbers

By 2040, there may be no Anglican Church members left in Canada. That’s the finding of a new report commissioned by the Anglican Church of

John Longhurst

February 24, 2020

Longhurst: No longer on top

“Hello, massa. Bottom rail on top this time.” That’s what a freed black slave in the Union army is reported to have said when he

John Longhurst

January 13, 2020

Longhurst: End of the ‘Herald’

In 2016 Carol Penner, then pastor of Lendrum Mennonite Brethren Church in Edmonton, started a blog called “Dear MB Herald.” The reason she started it

John Longhurst

November 25, 2019

Longhurst: Little-known martyr

Every year, when Nov. 11 (Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the World War I armistice) rolls around, Canadians reflect on the many who gave their

John Longhurst

October 14, 2019

Longhurst: Faithful fantasy

If you love geek culture — Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Lord of the Rings and more — and you’re a Christian looking for

John Longhurst

September 2, 2019

A green wedding

What do you do if you are committed environmentalists who plan to get married? Have a green wedding, of course. That’s what Winnipeggers Bethany Daman

John Longhurst

July 22, 2019

Longhurst: Gardening with Sikhs

What do you do if the nearest worshiping community to your church is a Sikh gurdwara? Plant a garden together, of course. That’s what River

John Longhurst

June 10, 2019

Longhurst: Canadian war-tax resisters

Like other Canadians, every year Ernie and Charlotte Wiens file their taxes. Unlike others, the LaSalle, Man., farming couple doesn’t send the federal government everything

John Longhurst

April 29, 2019

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