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There’s a lot of talk about safe and effective health care solutions these days. Do you want to know the most safe and effective way of becoming and remaining healthy? The answer is a lot easier than you think.

Why are some prayers not answered? For example, why were the wisemen from the Middle East and the so called “uncultured” shepherds the only ones who discovered the birthplace of the Messiah? Surely thousands of other sincere souls longed and prayed for front-row seats at the birth of Jesus. See why some of our prayers are not answered.

Fears of a global food crisis are growing, and it’s getting worse: Close to one billion people regularly go to bed hungry, and one expert told us that soon these people will be living on one meal a week. In this episode, Justice at the Table with Steve Matthews, ADRA Canada’s Executive Director, we focus on one specific region known as Turkana county in the country of Kenya, which has an estimated population of 1.4 million. Droughts in Turkana in recorded history started in 1952, and would re-occur once every ten years or so; however, the current drought has lasted for five consecutive years, leaving all the people hungry, and almost all livestock dead. By partnering with ADRA Canada, learn what you can do to help alleviate this food crisis in Turkana and throughout the world.

In the sixteenth century, thousands of Christians were cruelly tortured and killed for their faith. Dirk Willems was one who was tortured, tried, and found guilty of holding secret church services in his home, and of conducting private baptisms–-all of which he freely confessed. This shocking story of Dirk Willems faithfulness will surprise you, especially in how it affected Christians who came to Canada.

Professor Stephen Reasor, chair of religious studies at Burman University in Lacombe, Alberta, examines some deeper insights into how you can know God’s will for your life.

God’s one desire can be summarized in one word. In fact, the entire message of the Bible can be summarized in one word. You might be surprised...

To say everything in life is easy to understand is far from the truth. Traumatic accidents happen, and we wonder why. Why did this happen to me? How do I make sense of this? These are the types of questions Arden Brock found himself asking after facing more than one life-threatening encounter. When the big one caught him by surprise, he saw the face of the evil one tempting him to take the easy way out and end it all.

“The only greatness is the greatness of humility” (The Desire of Ages, pg. 650). Let’s examine this paradox to see what the greatness of humility looks like and how you can experience true greatness.

As a 17-year-old university student in Brazil, Aline Costa became so involved in her studies that there was no room for thinking about God. Her life was far too busy for that. However, during her studies, Aline met Angela, a vibrant Christian, who soon became her best friend. Aline looked up to Angela and admired her faith in God. Then tragedy struck; changing Aline’s life forever.

It’s so easy to dwell on the faults and failings of others—so easy to fall into the temptation of complaining or criticizing what someone has said or done. The problem is that this habit not only harms our relationship with the person we are speaking about, it also radiates out to infect all who are connected with us. Because we have all made this mistake of letting our tongues spew negativity, we would like to share with you how to undo this habit and head down a new path of speaking well of others.