As we read through the March/April issue of Faith Today one final time before sending it to our printer, authenticity was a theme that jumped out at us. People here are not interested in pretending it’s easy to be a Christian in today’s world.
A time to lament, a time to heal
Karen Stiller, one of two senior editors at Faith Today, has news to share.
When we experience a letdown after a sustained crisis, we may not be able to re-activate in ways we had envisioned. Rest, gentleness, talking, and fixing our eyes on Jesus can help.
Art by Dee Poisson; God Walk (Mark Buchanan); Sex and the City of God (Carolyn Weber); Prayer as Transgression (Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham); The Heart Beats in Secret (Katie Munnik); One Good Reason (Séan McCann)
Conversations and vulnerability can overcome shame, according to this pastor's daughter
Embracing the “joy of missing out” online
A sneak peek at a new essay by Dave Jeffery from our upcoming May/Jun 2021 issue.
Historian Robert Wilson explains how aid societies pioneered by Nova Scotia woman Maria Norris in the 1870s supported women missionaries and funded international outreach.