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John Longhurst

A church in trouble

When talking about the future of the church in North America, I sometimes joke there are only two kinds of denominations today — those that

John Longhurst

January 19, 2015

A good death

Canada’s Supreme Court is hearing arguments about whether physician-assisted suicide should be legal. Not surprisingly, the issue is heated and controversial. For most of us,

John Longhurst

December 8, 2014

Can Anabaptists rock and roll?

“Are Anabaptists ready to rock and roll?” That was the question asked by Amy Gingerich of MennoMedia on the Mennobytes blog in September. Gingerich, editorial

John Longhurst

October 13, 2014

Islamist terrorism horrifies Muslims

With all the terrible actions of Islamist extremists in Iraq, Afghanistan and Nigeria, there’s a lot of concern and worry about Islam-inspired terrorism today —

John Longhurst

September 15, 2014

Called to visit prisoners — even a terrorist

“I was in prison and you visited me.” Christians have used that verse as a reason to serve prisoners across North America. But does that

John Longhurst

June 23, 2014

Not coming, not leaving

What’s the largest religious group in Canada? Christianity. What’s the second largest? None. According to the Canadian government’s National Household Survey, almost a quarter of

John Longhurst

May 12, 2014