It Is Written Canada

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.

Greg and Jill Sangster’s family and personal lives were devastated in every way possible. They faced physical, psychological and financial ruin, yet a God, Who was far more compassionate than they knew, pursued and rescued them and healed their crushed spirits.

How do you see obstacles? As objects that get in your way, or do you see obstacles as the way? Take a look at today’s message and see how the truth is that when God is leading you, these obstacles that keep getting in the way, are the way.

Adolf Hitler was consumed by a legion of obsessions: power, prestige, possessions, popularity. He was, no doubt, a complex man, always exploring how to obtain immortality for himself, yet he was responsible for the murder of millions. Don’t you wonder: What would Hitler’s brand of immortality look like?