I attended a lecture once about foreign credentials. The lecture was informative, and gave information about all that our government is doing to ensure that the international academic and employment credentials obtained by immigrants and refugees obtained abroad are recognized in Canada. Then it came time for the question and answer period. There was a [...]
Did you ever realize that Jesus was a refugee? In his early childhood, Jesus and his parents had to flee to Egypt because of death threats against him, and lack of safety in his homeland. Ahmed is also a refugee. He and his family are living in Canada now, but Ahmed still has flashbacks to [...]
Throughout history, people have always moved to new countries / provinces / lands to escape a bad life or to hope for a better one. And throughout history, migrants have been taken advantage of along the way and in their chosen destination.
Celebration is a wonderful part of life. And Christmas is a Christian feast! We all need to feast now and then; we all need to celebrate God’s blessings in our lives. But, I must admit, there’s a fine line between recognizing how blessed I am and feeling the guilt that comes with affluence. It’s hard to [...]
Imagine working full-time (including overtime) and not being able to make enough money to give all of your children food for dinner. Imagine working from morning until night but never making enough money for “extras” like dessert or Christmas presents. Currently, 2 billion people live on less than $2US/day, and this is a severe threat [...]
When my husband moved to a different area of the city, he went looking for a church that was near his new apartment. The first one he tried out was pretty good. The hymn selections were appealing to him. The minister had a gentle and thoughtful presence in the pulpit. And the congregation seemed to [...]
Theologian Walter Rauschenbusch once wrote that it is “the will and power of God to redeem the permanent institutions of human society from their inherited guilt of oppression and extortion.” Have you ever thought of free market global capitalism as an institution of human society that needs to be redeemed? Have you ever thought of [...]
Human trafficking is a problem with global implications. But it affects the lives of girls, women, and other vulnerable persons in deeply personal, deeply wounding ways. Hopefully during the Weekend of Prayer for Human Trafficking you were able to join us in learning more about human trafficking and praying for all those affected by this [...]
The Salvation Army is active in standing up against human sex trafficking. In 2004 it made the issue an international justice priority. The Army established an Anti-Trafficking Network worldwide and continues to advocate for victims and potential victims of human sex trafficking through the International Social Justice Commission. However, human trafficking is not limited to [...]
A couple of years ago I got roped into seeing an action movie – not usually my thing. I entered the theatre bracing myself for excessive violence. I left reeling from the film’s moral dearth. The movie was Taken and starred Liam Neeson. Have you seen it? In my view it’s absolutely horrible by any [...]
