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Brian Doerksen
moving to Alberta
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Tim Callaway
Through a glass darkly
Page 4
Ian Wilkinson
I have entered His rest
Page 6
Phil Callaway
We sure could use a
little good news
Page 11
Music Review
Love & The Outcome
Love & The Outcome
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Chief Rick Hanson to speak at
annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
Calgary, AB – The Calgary Leadership Prayer Breakfast
and the annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast began in 1968
and has been held each consecutive year for the past
45 years.
The Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast was founded in Calgary
in 1968 after a group of prominent businessmen flew
to Washington, D.C. to attend the Washington Prayer
Breakfast. The Calgary Group of Businessmen had heard
about the success of the Prayer Breakfast Fellowships
See “PRAYER” Page 2
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Missions & Ministries
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CITY LIGHT NEWS, OCTOBER 2013 — 1

Local News
Larry Heather running
for Mayor Of Calgary
Calgary, AB – Larry Heather, (59) a native
Albertan and Calgarian since 1956 has announced
his entrance into the election race
for the Mayor of Calgary against Naheed
Nenshi.
Heather is an audio editor, radio host
and program producer who has a long
record of involvement with political contests
dating back to 1984. This is his first
run for the position of Mayor in Calgary.
Heather feels confident that a threefold
cord of principles, drawn from market
Free Enterprise, Social Conservatism,
and Christian Values provides for a strong
choice on the ballot for Mayor. Heather
believes his candidacy represents the
aspirations of a significant sector of the
voting public who feel underserved and
neglected.
His platform will be released in stages
as the campaign proceeds. Heather may
be contacted at jerusalem1@shaw.ca or a
message may be left at 403-253-0676.
Alberta Bible College
searches for president
Calgary, AB – Jonathan Chapman, Chair
of the Presidential Search Committee,
released a Search Profile for the next President
of Alberta Bible College.
Reporting to the Board of Trustees,
the President is directly responsible for
the day to day operation of Alberta Bible
College and for representing the College.
The President is responsible for putting
the strategic plan into operation with a
laser-like focus on the College’s mission of
equipping people for effective service and
witness for Christ, understood especially
as preparing leaders for churches.
Alberta Bible College is a degree-granting,
undergraduate institution of higher
learning with seven full-time faculty and
staff, and several adjunct instructors. In
2013, the College celebrated the graduation
of nine four-year degree recipients
as well as several two-year diploma and
one-year certificate recipients. The College
offers conventional, campus-based
degree programs, and more flexible degree
completion (PACE) programs for mature
adults on campus or by live, online, distance
education.
Founded in 1932, Alberta Bible College
is one of Alberta’s oldest degree-granting
institutions of higher learning and one of
Canada’s oldest Bible colleges.
Information evening
You’re invited to attend the Aviation Interfaith
Ministry (YYC Chapel services)
Thursday, November 7 at 6 pm. Aerospace
Museum, 4629 McCall Way, NE.
Come & join us for a fun evening where
we will share how God is working at YYC
and our chaplains will also be sharing stories
of their work at the airport.
The evening is free but registration is
required. Please call 403-717-2204
Prayer breakfast annual event
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throughout the United States and they
were interested in bringing it to Calgary.
The original group was comprised of
the following men: George Dunlop,
Manager of Sun Oil; Kelly Gibson, Head
of Operations for BA Gulf Oil; Ernest
Manning, Premier of Alberta; Sam
Parkinson, Owner of Calgary Motor
Products; Bill Little, Chief Accountant
of Calgary Motor Products and Allen
Todd, Regional Manager of London
Life Insurance. They were later joined
in 1972 by Art Dickson, MLA and
Speaker of the Alberta Legislature, and
Bill McDonald, B.Sc,M.Sc,P. Geology, of
Summit Oil in 1972 and the membership
grew from then on.
What is popularly called The Fellowship,
the Prayer Breakfast movement was
founded by Abraham Vereide in Seattle
in the 1930’s. A group of successful
business leaders met in early morning
sessions to discuss the crime and corruption
overwhelming their city – they
sought God’s direction in bringing about
change.
In 1942 Vereide took his idea to
Washington and a small group of House
members followed by a Senate group
began praying together. Vereide believed
that the small prayer groups could be
used to help establish personal contacts
with leaders throughout the world which
indeed they did.
Weekly prayer groups still meet on
Capitol Hill, including groups of Congressional
aides, several groups at the
Pentagon and others scattered throughout
Washington. They shun publicity, but
meet together to hear the voice of God.
One year hiatus for Break Forth
Break Forth Canada is
taking a break in 2014,
after 16 consecutive years
of holding conferences in
the Edmonton area. But
the dates have already been
set for the conference from
January 30-February 1 in
2015.
In a letter sent out to
55,000 supporters, board
president, Neil MacDonald,
wrote, “The Board
of Directors feels that
God is calling us to take a
one-year pause for Break
Forth Canada 2014. We will
spend this year to listen to
Sponsored by concerned government,
business, labour and professional leaders,
Prayer Breakfasts are held in more than
fifty countries, each in its own way contributing
to a wider spiritual awakening.
The National Prayer Breakfast in
Ottawa is the single longest continuous
event held annually on Parliament Hill –
it began in 1964 and was canceled only
once (in 1968) due to a federal election.
At the heart of the National Prayer
Breakfast is a small group of Parliamentarians
from different political parties
who meet for breakfast each Wednesday
morning while Parliament is in session.
Individuals discover ways of being together
which cross many religious, social
and political boundaries in order to bless
the lives of many.
Today, Prayer Breakfasts are held in
every Provincial Capital and most other
major cities across Canada.
As in the United States and across
Canada, the prayer breakfasts are held in
the belief that only God’s guidance and
inspiration can provide optimum leadership
for the people, our cities, provinces,
nation and world.
As well as the annual Mayor’s Prayer
Breakfast, a Calgary Leadership Prayer
Breakfast fellowship meets weekly – this
unites business, political, neighbourhood
and faith communities in prayer for the
City of Calgary and leadership of Alberta
and Canada.
For more information please visit either
www.canadaprayerbreakfast.ca or www.
calgaryprayerbreakfast.com or you can email
at info@calgaryprayerbreakfast.com You can
see their ad on Page 13.
God’s voice and to set the
foundation for the next
stage of growth.”
Break Forth Canada
has become the largest
Christian equipping and renewal
conference in North
America with over 15,000
people attending this past
January. Expanding into
Scandinavia, Break Forth
Finland drew more than
5,000 participants in 2013.
And this coming March,
the third Break Forth Israel
conference and Holy Land
tour will be taking place.
Meanwhile, founders
and directors, Arlen and
Elsa Salte, are trying
to raise the remaining
$161,000 owing on the new
ministry centre purchased
in 2007. Online donations
can be made at: www.
breakforthministires.com.
More information
will soon be available on
Break Forth Canada 2015
which will feature world
renowned speakers and artists,
over a hundred smaller
classes and workshops,
plus music concerts and
comedy festivals.
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News Briefs
Burnt Thicket
Theatre presents
Solo Joe
Calgary, AB – Burnt Thicket
Theatre presents their latest
work: Solo Joe, touring
Western Canada October
24– Dec 1. Solo Joe explores
the nature of dreams realized,
forgotten or failed and
asks us to consider the virtue
of faithfulness – not to the
dream, but to the one who
gives them. Solo Joe is the
story of a church custodian
– Joe, who for 23 years has
longed to realize a moment
that he dreamt of when he was
17. Created and performed by
James Popoff with Stephen
Waldschmidt and music by
Mac Mackenzie, this engaging
production will be a valued
event in any church calendar.
For booking call 587-888-
2491 or www.burntthicket.
com/projects/solo-joe
Church in
Damascus: 40
percent has fled
Charisma News – Pastor Edward
from Damascus paints a
sad picture of the situation in
the Syrian capital. “The situation
is very grim,” he said.
“There is deep sadness and
much stress and anxiety.”
According to the pastor, approximately
40 percent of the
members of his church have
left the country since the civil
war in Syria started 2½ years
ago. Imagine if four of every
10 members of your church
left in such a short period – a
major loss for every congregation.
Pastor Edward knows
that in his church, some members
still are waiting for the
opportunity to leave Syria.
“They are still trying to find a
place to go,” he said. He also
mentioned a brighter side,
“Church people are closer to
the Lord and to each other.”
No room for origins-of-universe
discussion at
university
(OneNewsNow) – Discovery
Institute Vice President John
West says he is upset that Ball
State University has banned
faculty from discussing intelligent
design while permitting
a class that uses a religionbashing
textbook. The textbook
contains “chapter after
chapter bashing religion,
bashing intelligent design,”
West told OneNewsNow. “In
fact, one of the chapter titles
is ‘Science must destroy
religion.’ And that’s pretty
much what the book is about.”
The booked called What is
Your Dangerous Idea? is a
compilation of essays edited
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by literary agent John Brockman,
an atheist. The theory
of intelligent design argues
that earth and the universe,
due to their precise nature,
could not have been created
by pure chance. The theory
is criticized by scientists
for its religious tone since it
mirrors the Genesis account
of creation. The school is
targeting Eric Hedin, an assistant
professor of physics,
who taught intelligent design
in an honours class called
The Boundaries of Science,
The Huffington Post reported.
Miracle survivor
sang to God
while submerged
in car
Broomfield, CO – As major
flooding began in Colorado,
the car Roy Ortiz was driving
was swept off a road, along
with two other vehicles. He
was trapped in his submerged
car for two hours before being
rescued. How did he survive
the deadly situation? By the
grace of God. As reported in
the Broomfield Enterprise, the
following day Ortiz described
his harrowing ordeal, saying
he had to position his head
in a small air bubble near the
back of his car in order to
breath. “Everywhere I moved,”
he recalled, “there was water.
Two hours was an eternity.”
Naturally, Ortiz was frightened,
but he “prayed and sang
to God” and trusted that the
911 call he was able to make
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call to his wife, would ensure
help was on the way.
See the Bible in
“Visual Form”
(BCN) – The Guardian recently
assembled a series of photos,
which used technology to
“visualize” what a Bible looks
like. For example, in a multicoloured
arc diagram, artist
Chris Harrison and Christoph
Römhild, a Lutheran pastor,
teamed up to create a bar
graph that represents all the
chapters in the Bible, with
books alternating in colour
between white and light gray,
and the length of each bar
denoting the number of verses
in each chapter. The result is
a stunning light display in the
shape of a multi-coloured
dome. Another, called “The
Gospel Spectrum,” explores
the life of Jesus with computational
media, including
verses from the Gospels that
depict major events in His life.
The colours of the graph correspond
to each book, giving
the final picture the look of
colourful, dripping icicles.
Father wears
short shorts to
teach modesty
Charisma News – In an effort
to teach his college-aged
daughter modesty, Scott
Mackintosh decided to wear
short shorts to illustrate how
inappropriate they can look.
The photos have since gone
viral. The father of seven
children, four of which are
girls, said, “I’m a firm believer
that the way we dress sends
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messages about us, and it
influences the way we and
others act.” Mackintosh had
chided his second youngest
daughter about her clothing
choices to no avail, and earlier
this month he thought it was
time for drastic measures. He
created his own version of
Daisy Dukes and wore them
during the family’s night out.
He was met with laughter
and stares as he entered a
restaurant at a small amusement
park. By the night’s end,
his daughter was thoroughly
embarrassed. But had she
learned her lesson? “I know
the world has varying degrees
of what is modest and what is
not when it comes to clothing,”
he said. “In our family we
have pretty definite modesty
guidelines: No mid-drift or
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That reminds me
of a story...
Through a Glass, Darkly
by Tim W. Callaway
by Peter McManus
One of my mentors and dear friends passed away a short
while ago and, seemingly, he died too soon.
I still had questions galore for him to answer and fellowship
to be had with him. Whenever we did get together, it
was always refreshing and challenging at the same time.
I first met Keith Hazell in 1970, while he was running a
downtown coffee shop called the Bethlehem Inn. We then
ended up in the same church where he shared the weekly
teaching to a bunch of us long-haired hippies, which was
called a Jesus Party.
He then obeyed the call on his life to pioneer a church
in Lethbridge, where, each week, a number of us would car
pool and head down to go street witnessing. Thus was the
way a church was birthed and is still thriving today.
Around 1990, with Keith’s encouragement, the thought
of starting a church was stirring in me. I can remember
Keith spending around three hours with me on the phone
giving me a host of ideas on how to run a church. All by
long distance. I kept thinking to myself, “how can he afford
to do this?” But that was how Keith was…always putting
Kingdom issues as a priority.
Then, again in 1996, when I actually decided to start a
church, Keith was there, again encouraging me to “go for
it!” I’ve written here before how I believe God used Keith
to confirm to me undeniably that this was the proper time
to start. I had been praying about what to do and put it
before the Lord to let me know in such a way, it couldn’t be
misinterpreted as coincidence. I asked God to let me know
by midnight. That evening, as I was leaving the building,
I literally bumped into Keith at 11:55 pm. His remark?
“Whatever God told you to do…do it!”
Over the years, we’ve seen Keith and his wife Nova at
various conferences and camps and always, there was the
bubbling energy that emerged from them that showed that
God was alive and well within them.
When news of his death reached Facebook, there were
hundreds of postings from around the world honouring this
man whose lives he has touched. It’s no wonder then, that he
continues to influence people, whether it’s through his book,
Whose Word is it Anyway?, or the legacy he has left behind.
He wore very large shoes for everyone who knew him with
a mandate to fill them. I for one, will miss him very much.
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“Recently I was going to meet my great and amazing friend
Barbara for a walk, or rather, a stroll and a roll, as Barbara has
Lou Gehrig’s disease. As I have pointed out to her, Lou Gehrig’s
is the one disease you are supposed to actively try to avoid. But she
went ahead and got a full-blown case, which has come to mean she
uses a walker, feeding tubes, and a computerized speaking device
called Kate that works through her iPad…We talked about real
things for an hour: life, death, families, feeding tubes, faith. I asked
Barbara, who does not eat food anymore, “What are you most grateful
for these days?” She typed on her iPad, and Kate’s mechanical
voice spoke for her: “The beauty of nature, the birds and fl owers,
the beauty of friends.” This is called radical gratitude in the face
of whatever life throws at you.”
— Anne Lamott in
Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers
When someone makes reference to Romans 1 today, I
usually have a premonition of where the conversation
is headed and I am often proven right. Several verses
late in the chapter are cited to lament and/or denounce
the acceptance of homosexuality in modern society.
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I’m thinking
it’s an appropriate time to zoom out and revisit Romans
1 in its broader context.
Paul’s opening words to Roman believers, of course,
constitute one of the New Testament’s clearest affirmations
of natural theology. His somewhat startling
exhortation goes something along this line: The truth
about God as it relates to both His existence and what
He is like is evident in nature. In fact, Paul clearly asserts
– thereby causing not a few jaws to drop over the course
of history – nature is such an effective communicator
regarding God’s eternal power and divine nature that
mankind’s refusal to comprehend its message renders us
without excuse for not accurately knowing God.
This is an astounding declaration that makes it difficult
to counter the contention I hear from a growing number
of friends that they learn more about God while hiking
in the foothills of beautiful southwestern Alberta than
they ever do sitting in a church service.
Brief as it can be, the fall season in this part of the world
has a distinct beauty that makes its own unique contribution
to natural theology. Since all of us have a tendency
to create God in our own image complete with our own
biases and prejudices, perhaps Thanksgiving 2013 is an
apt opportunity to consciously enroll in Theology 101.
Rather than focusing on what others are missing about
God as He is communicated via nature, it may be more
useful for us to use this spectacular period of the year to
revisit and refine or refocus our own theology. Set aside
a few hours during the Thanksgiving season, therefore,
to enter the classroom of the vast outdoors with a blank
notebook. Seat yourself in God’s lecture theatre and start
to take notes – observations based on the empirical data
you see and hear via God’s PowerPoint, nature.
Reflect on the diversity apparent in nature and consider
the implications of such regarding God’s view of mankind.
Observe evidence of the governing eco-systems at
work in the great out-of-doors and ponder what is thereby
declared concerning the sovereignty of God. Endeavour
to note specific evidence that you think lends support to
Paul’s conclusion that the testimony of the natural world
regarding God is sufficient to declare mankind excuseless
in ignoring or corrupting God’s person and purpose.
The ability to display radical gratitude doesn’t occur
without a commitment to articulating natural gratitude.
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Indoctrination in schools
by Ron Voss, PhD.
Last year, I carefully examined the Alberta 20-30
Biology textbook used in Cochrane’s high schools.
I understand that one of Rocky View Schools’ core
values is creating 21st Century Learners who are “critical
thinkers.” The fostering and developing of “critical
thinking” skills in today’s complex society sounds like a
laudable objective for a high school. However, I would like
to draw attention to one aspect of the biology textbook
where I am concerned that is not what is being fostered.
With respect to the ‘teaching’ found in the portion
of the textbook dealing with the topic of evolution
(Chapter 5), unfortunately the only fitting word that I
can come up with
is “indoctrination.”
According
to the New
Oxford American
Dictionary,
“indoctrination”
applies to “teaching
(a person or group)
to accept a set of
beliefs (doctrines)
uncritically.” A
characteristic of
indoctrination is
that it is a biased
process that does
not allow for the
provision of any
information available which would argue against the
desired, one-sided perspective. As well, in the zeal
to support only one point of view, even fraudulent
information and disputable claims may be put forward.
It is often distinguished from education by the fact that
the indoctrinated person is expected not to question or
critically examine what they have learned, especially if
no information is allowed which would challenge what
is being taught.
As a concerned citizen who shares the value of
creating critical, discerning thinkers, a letter was sent
to the various Cochrane high school principals with
copies to associated trustees for the Rocky View School
Division and the Calgary Catholic School District. In a
13-page Appendix to my letter, I provided numerous
examples to support my case of there being bias in
Chapter 5 (Evolution) of the Alberta 20-30 Biology
textbook. I would like to highlight one component of
the textbook that is particularly egregious. A common
argument popularly employed in defense of the theory
of evolution – especially more so in years past – was
the embryonic recapitulation principle – the idea that
the human embryo goes through (or recapitulates)
various evolutionary stages, such as having gills like a
fish, during the first few months that it develops in the
womb. This notion was put forward in the 19th century
by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919), a professor of zoology
and Darwin’s fervent advocate in Germany, known
as ‘Darwin’s Bulldog on the Continent.’ To bolster
the erroneous idea that the embryo’s development
recapitulated (re-traced) its alleged evolutionary ancestry,
Haeckel released a set of embryo drawings purportedly
showing that embryos look very similar during their
embryological development. These drawings have
subsequently been shown to be exaggerated, faked
drawings, one of many frauds that Haeckel perpetrated
in order to fervently promote the theory of evolution.
You would think that in the 139 years since Haeckel was
even convicted of fraud at his own university in 1874
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for his faked embryo drawings that his fraudulent ideas
in one form or another would have been completely
uprooted from the textbooks. In this light, it was
shocking to discover that the authors of this biology
textbook resorted to dragging up this discredited idea
into the textbook in Figure 2 on page 144. With their
reference to Figure 2 as providing evidence for “An
evolutionary relationship among species…in embryonic
development,” Ernst Haeckel could not have said it
better himself in describing his debunked embryonic
recapitulation principle!
As well, to make matters worse, the authors
make reference to human embryos possessing “gill
slits,” supposedly
as part of the socalled
“compelling
evidence” for
evolution. This idea
of human embryos
possessing “gill
slits” is based
upon Haeckel’s
fraudulent embryo
diagrams in concert
with evolutionary
thinking that
mammals are
thought to have
evolved from sea
creatures. No “gill
slits” ever form in
mammalian embryos. Skin folds in the neck region
of the human embryo (the so-called fanciful notion
of “gill slits,” merely called that because they happen
to superficially resemble simple gills) develop into a
variety of different organs that have nothing to do
with respiration, facts that are widely acknowledged
in embryology and anatomy textbooks and scholarly
reference sources.
Sadly and tragically by creating such an impression
in the minds of the students that the child developing
in a mother’s womb was just an animal reflecting
its evolutionary ancestry, the authors (wittingly or
unwittingly) are helping to propagate a pseudo-scientific
rationale to persuasively justify abortion (essentially ‘the
fetus is still in its fish stage, so you are just cutting up
a fish’), an argument that has been used many times in
the past, even supported by Dr. Benjamin Spock in his
well-known book, Baby and Child Care (1992), based upon
Haeckel’s bogus embryonic recapitulation principle.
As in this textbook, many modern authors persist in
uncritically citing this idea in order to influence people
to accept Darwinism. It is time we began teaching the
next generation the truth. All embryos are not the same,
and embryonic humans are not the equivalent of fish.
In the conclusion to my letter, I had asked to
what degree teachers are permitted to help students
understand, analyze, critique, and review in an objective
manner the strengths and weaknesses of what is being
taught regarding the theory of biological evolution.
One principal wrote back acknowledging that there is
some such allowance for teachers “to explore alternative
viewpoints” or “perspectives.” While on the surface,
that response was somewhat comforting, unfortunately,
one is left with the nagging question: What if the teachers
don’t?
If items like Haeckel’s discredited diagrams are
allowed to be taught as ‘science’ and not identified as a
hoax, then one can only conclude indoctrination of the
students is being tolerated by the educators.
Defining
moments
by Brian Rushfeldt,
Executive Director
Canada Family Action Coalition
As a husband, father, grandfather and former pastor,
dean of a Bible college, social worker and air traffic
controller, life has provided me with experiences to learn
about myself, others and leadership. My brother-in-law
says I can’t keep a job – I say I like change and the challenge.
John Maxwell talks about “defining moments.” I want
to share three that have shaped my character and beliefs:
the way I live.
First was my first job as an air traffic controller at
age 19. I wanted to be the best controller in Canada. I
learned that dedication and continual learning were essential.
I also learned that responsible decision-making
was key. I was responsible for every decision I made
and 300-400 people’s lives depended on my decisions.
So, at an early age, I learned that continual learning and
responsible decision making were important parts of
one’s character. Those character developments serve me
well to this very day.
The second defining moment was more personal and
more painful. I was separated and divorced from my wife
of nine years and my three little children. That experience
brought about an inner character search like nothing else
could. I realized I was in need of a major “make-over.” I
was like a bad suit that does not fit – I needed a tailor. I
found one. At age 30 I came to a place of faith in Jesus
and my new journey began. But as a slow learner, it took
me 10 years to learn to love, serve, share and give – main
ingredients for a healthy marriage. I now have 24 years of
marriage and life has been full of peace and joy.
The last defining moment happened 17 years ago. I
was a popular successful dean of a Bible college but had
a divine discontent in my soul. I knew there was a change,
a new path in front of me – yet again.
I had major concerns about the social and moral
erosion occurring in our nation. I felt led to pioneer a
national citizen action organization. It was a Star Trek
adventure – to go where no man in Canada had gone
before.
How could I give up my salaried position and start
an organization that had no money, no office, and no
blueprint? Would I follow my fear or lead from my faith?
Lead was the word my spirit heard. Seven years after we
started, we had 40,000 supporters, had gained a national
media presence and developed relationships with many
federal politicians.
Our main focus at Canada Family Action is to call
for better child protection, promotion of marriage and
family, family-helpful tax policy and freedoms of religion
and speech.
We have had success – criminal code laws on sexual
consent changed, child pornography laws were strengthened
and family-friendly tax policy is at least being
debated. Recently a dangerous human rights section
(13) was repealed. We continue to defend man-woman
marriage regardless of what the law claims. Man-woman
marriage is still an ideal worth promoting and modeling.
Deep concerns have arisen among our supporters
about what education curriculum is doing to our children.
Age inappropriate sex/health materials are foisted on
children. Even false gender information is being “taught.”
That needs to stop.
And as in any success – it is not a lone ranger effort.
As many as 850,000 Canadians have joined our various
efforts and signed petitions, phoned MPs and written
letters.
Your efforts have influenced culture.
Don’t think backwards, think ahead – even dream what
culture can be and promote that.
CITY LIGHT NEWS, OCTOBER 2013 — 5

“The law works fear and wrath;
grace works hope and mercy.”
— Martin Luther
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I have entered His rest
Hebrews 4 tells us that the promise of entering His rest
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incredibly simple yet it has escaped many of us. Hebrews
4:1-16 explains it. It is briefly summarized below.
A promise remains.
The gospel was preached.
We who believe do enter that rest.
Those that were disobedient did not enter.
He who has entered God’s rest has ceased from his
own works (human effort).
Let us be diligent to enter that rest.
We have a great High Priest who knows our weaknesses.
Let us come boldly to the throne of grace to obtain
mercy and grace.
You enter the rest of God when you believe the
gospel. Believing in this context carries the component
of obedience. We understand that it is not our works –
doing the system of the law with human effort – that
saves us, but trusting in the finished work of Jesus. We
cease from trying 1) to please God, 2) to earn His love
or 3) to attain righteousness by human effort. When we
simply, by the obedience of faith, accept that God already
loves us and has provided salvation for us by giving us
His righteousness in Christ, then we enter His rest. We
must be diligent not to slip back into the system based
on human effort (legalism) but to stay in grace. We are
going to blow it at times but we have a High Priest that
is aware of our every weakness and has covered every
contingency. We can come boldly into the throne room,
based on the merits of Jesus, to obtain mercy and grace.
The Gospel is the good news that God Himself has
by Ian Wilkinson
made a way of salvation. The Jews
had taken the law of God and
changed it. At first the Law of Moses was simply the
word or teachings of God but they modified it into a way
to attain righteousness. They thought if they obeyed all
613 commands it would make them worthy. They turned
the law into a system for attaining favour without realizing
that they already had God’s favour. Favour is grace.
Grace is divine empowerment. Grace is the opposite of
human effort. It is divine effort. The law of God is the
teaching of God. The system of the law is an attempt to
obey God’s teaching in human strength. It is also called
legalism. When we cease from these human works we
enter His rest.
Galatians tells us we must be diligent. Having begun
in faith and grace let us not embellish God’s plan with
adjuncts and addendums that bring us back into serving
God in human effort. We must continue in the walk that
began with trusting in Christ for salvation by learning to
operate in grace – divine strength not human strength. We
attained righteousness when we repented and believed the
gospel. Jesus took our sin and gave us His righteousness.
Sometimes our own weakness confronts us which can
result in self-condemnation. God has an answer. He is our
High Priest. He intercedes for us. Then when we realize
God loves us even in our weakness, we can come with
boldness to the throne of grace to get mercy and grace.
Our prayers for divine help are answered and we are
at rest operating out of His grace (divine work) not our
own works.
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Memoirs of a prairie boy
by Stephen J. Rendall
Standing in the need of prayer
In high school we had an accounting
and typing teacher by the name of Dan
Keaton or PTL Keaton as we called him.
He and his family had moved to Canada
and immediately brought a new “flavour”
to our community.
He earned the name PTL Keaton by
his incessant use of the phrase “Praise
The Lord” after any and every remotely
encouraging statement by each preacher
or teacher that came along and was given
the opportunity to speak on a public platform.
He would holler this out in a loud
voice often leaving one wondering if he
actually had listened to what had just been
said, or simply waited for pauses, so that
he could interject his line into the equation
for all to hear. A plea for recognition
perhaps?…maybe an
insecurity?…a sincere
heart? I was never
quite sure, but it was
downright annoying
and left the listener
seriously doubting the
sincerity from which
this line was delivered.
PTL Keaton drove
a massive boat of a car to which he had
fastened very large signs to all four doors
using sheet metal screws. These signs
proclaimed fire and brimstone for the unbelievers
in our little town on the prairies.
A veritable rolling billboard for Jesus – just
the sight of him approaching in his boat
was enough to send one scurrying for the
nearest hiding spot. Another thing that
PTL Keaton had taken upon himself was
the notion that he could not only help with
the enforcement of the rather legalistic
rules, but he could also assist one’s conscience
by taking you aside at the most
inconvenient times, speaking to you about
the error of your ways and then having a
word of prayer with you before letting you
off the hook.
If there is one thing that I couldn’t stand
as a grade 10 kid, and certainly have a very
low tolerance for today as a 52-year-old, is
manipulation by those in authority. Makes
me doubly mad if that manipulation has a
spiritual component attached. Such was the
case with PTL Keaton.
There was a group of us guys that hung
out at the home of Arlene McComish, a
girl we went to school with. Arlene, her
older sister, two older brothers and their
parents were the most welcoming, hospitable
human beings you will ever meet. No
matter what colour, shape or size, all were
welcome in the McComish home. There
was a TV and pool table in the basement
and were always lots of people there visiting
upstairs with her parents or shooting a
round of pool with her brothers. Not only
was this a welcoming home, but none of
us guys had a pool table at our homes and
this was a chance for us to brush up on our
“worldly” skills.
In those days pool was frowned on at
PBI as being a worldly game and so no staff
home that I knew of had a pool table. Because
Arlene lived off
campus and her folks
were not on staff, these
standards did not apply
to them. As a double
bonus, they also had a
couple of televisions
which were also on the
list of “have nots” for
those of us associated
with the college. This was a great chance
to watch some hockey or see a movie and
maybe even just get a glimpse of the news.
One night a bunch of us were over at
the McComish home and our cars were all
parked in the driveway and up and down
the street. There was no drugs, drinking or
smoking going on, no sex in the back rooms
or in the attic – just a bunch of young
people having a good time visiting, playing
pool and watching TV. I recall Arlene’s
parents and grandmother being there that
evening. Some girls from the high school
dorm had come over to join the party and
at a reasonable hour every one made their
way back to their places of abode.
We had a two minute break between
classes in high school and as the bell rang,
I was heading down the hall to my Biology
10 class with Mr. Unger. Right outside
the library (or as we called it – “Harry’s
Lounge”) I was abruptly accosted by
PTL Keaton. Evidently he had the “boat
mobile” out on a mission the previous
night and just “happened” across all of
our vehicles at the McComish house. He
looked me straight in the eye and said,
“Steve, while you were over there playing
pool, thousands of people were dying and
going to hell.” My goodness! I had never
thought of that angle. I knew that PTL
Keaton was an avid golfer and that as soon
as the weather would allow, you could find
him out on the local course chasing that
little white ball around. Quick as a wink, I
said, “Mr. Keaton, I understand that you
like to golf?” “Love to golf,” was his reply.
Now my father would call this cheeky,
others would say it was disrespectful. I am
not here to make excuses for myself, but I
said, “Mr. Keaton, while you are out on that
golf course, thousands of people are going
to hell.” PTL Keaton was so shocked, he
didn’t know quite what to say, so he said,
“Let’s have a word of prayer.” I said, “That
would be fine, you lead us.” He bowed his
“It is because of
the hasty and
superfi cial conversation
with God
that the sense of
sin is so weak and
that no motives
have power to help
you to hate and
fl ee from sin as you
should.”
— A.W. Tozer
head, closed
his eyes and
right there in
the middle of the hall, kids streaming
past on both sides, he began to pray with
a very loud voice. I sized up the situation
and thought I probably should be getting
to class. So off I went leaving PTL Keaton
standing alone in the hall. There he stood
head bowed, eyes closed, praying away as
if his life depended on it. As I was taking
my seat in biology, the doors closed and the
class began. There was a knock at the door.
You guessed it! Mr. Unger said, “Steve, Mr.
Keaton is here and would like to have a
word”…but that’s a story for another day.
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Brian Doerksen to lead School of Worship Arts at Prairie
Three Hills, AB — Prairie Bible Institute (PBI) is thrilled
to announce that internationally-acclaimed worship leader
and songwriter Brian Doerksen will be the director of
the school’s new Worship Arts Program set to launch in
the fall of 2014.
PBI President Mark Maxwell remarked, “Brian could
not be a better fit for us as he has a deep passion for
the Scriptures, a heart for what God is doing globally,
and a commitment to mentoring and teaching the next
generation.”
Doerksen is equally excited to begin the next chapter
of his career.
“Bottom line is that I love to learn and I love to teach,”
he said. “There have been affirmations along the way that
teaching and encouraging creative worshippers is part of
my calling. Plus the thought of being around other professors
who are more skilled than I am in Biblical languages
and theology means lots of great learning opportunities
for me even as I teach.”
Doerksen’s songs, known and sung in churches around
the world, include Come, Now Is The Time To Worship, Faithful
One, Refi ner’s Fire and Hallelujah (Your Love Is Amazing).
In 2007, Doerksen received six Covenant Awards from the
Gospel Music Association
Canada including
Artist of the Year,
Album of the Year
and Song of the Year
for Holy God. Then
in 2008, the same album
earned him a
Juno Award for Contemporary
Christian/
Gospel Album of the
Year. His first book,
Make Love, Make War,
published by David C.
Cook came out in the
summer of 2009.
Doerksen’s latest
worship project, Level Ground, is both a live DVD and
CD, and features the musicians offstage, while on the
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stage people share their stories of grace. Level Ground
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the Year and Music DVD of the Year.
Looking forward
to spending time in
the wide-open prairie,
Doerksen sees it as
a place conducive to
thinking and creating.
“I’m looking forward
to interacting
with young people
who are hungry to
learn about worship
arts and grow creatively.
Together we
are going to be inspired
and changed by
the stories of worship
in the Scriptures,” he
said.
Doerksen and his wife, Joyce, have been married for
29 years and have six children including two sons with
special needs (Fragile X Syndrome).
Recently retired, Dr. Vernon Charter, PBI’s Professor
Emeritus of Music and Worship Arts commented,
“Prairie was recognized for many years as a leader in
training Christian musicians for ministry. I look forward
to a revived music program here at Prairie.”
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y Doris Fleck
The only coffee house in downtown
Blackfalds has lofty goals. After the Grind,
a ministry of the local Youth With A Mission
(YWAM) branch, wants to serve their
community, create deep relationships with
their customers,
and be a
catalyst for
change both
locally and
globally.
Chris
Keim said
that since
opening After
the Grind
in July, 2008,
he has seen
countless
people come
in for a coffee,
and over
time, share
their personal
struggles.
The leader
of YWAM
Blackfalds
said that
some customers
have
broken down
in tears,
many have
asked for
prayer, and
one young couple even credited the people
at the coffee shop with saving their marriage.
“This was a place where they could talk
about issues in their marriage and not be
judged,” Keim explained. “Just the ability
to be real and listen to people can make
such an impact.”
Keim has been involved in YWAM for
decades since a radical change happened
in his own
life. A selfproclaimed
“bad kid”
of Blackfalds,
Keim
went to the
YWAM base
in Kona, Hawaii,
in 1990,
to practice
his surfing
skills. When
he arrived
to find no
real beach
and the base
40 minutes
away from
the ocean,
he was angry.
But during
his time
studying the
Bible, God
transformed
his heart.
EVENTS CORNER
The change
was so dramatic
that
when he
came back home, his future wife, Sharon,
said, “If it does that much for him, imagine
what it’ll do for me,” Keim related
jokingly.
She went to Kona as well and three
years later they were married. After studying
abroad, they arrived back in Canada,
and then in 2000 began the YWAM base
at Eagles Nest Ranch in Cypress Hills,
Alberta.
“Eagles Nest is very remote,” Keim
explained. “It provided a great spiritual
life, but there was no authentic life of
living out what you believe” with those
outside the faith.
When Cornerstone Christian Fellowship
donated a historic building to them
in the heart of his hometown of Blackfalds,
Keim seized the
opportunity to have his
students interact with
the community. They
moved to Blackfalds
and decided this facility
would make a great
coffee house. After the
Grind is a not-for-profit business, relying
on volunteers from YWAM and the
community.
“What I really want to see happen is
that we develop such an authentic place
that people really meet the love of Jesus
through us,” Keim said.
For many of the local kids, this is happening.
After the Grind hosts a popular
games night each Friday for youth aged
eight to 14.
“It’s packed. It’s chaotic. They all love
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Blackfalds coffee shop out to “change the world”
YWAM’s Chris Keim stands outside the mission’s
After the Grind coffee house in downtown
Blackfalds.
— photo by Peter Fleck
“It’s packed. It’s
chaotic. They all
love it…”
it,” Keim said. “It’s getting the kids off the
street and some of them really have been
able to open up.”
In the 7,200-person, oil-driven town,
where many fathers are away for weeks or
months at a time, 10 of these youth now
volunteer at After the Grind.
“Just last year we were able to send
four of our teenage volunteers to a camp
out at Sylvan Lake,” Keim said. “From
the conversations they’ve had here, they
were more interested in learning about
spirituality, God and faith. Now their lives
are just changed.”
Keim also wants his
students and the community
to understand
how they impact the
lives of others globally
through their purchasing
power. After the
Grind stocks fair tradeplus
coffee from Doi Chaang in Thailand.
This coffee company allows the farmers
to own land, gives them 50 per cent ownership
of the company, and pays them
market value plus an additional 50 per cent
for their coffee beans.
After the Grind also purchases local
produce for the soups, muffins, panini and
salads they make there.
“How can a coffee shop change the
world?” Keim asks. “Simply by God
changing people through us being here.”
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16 McVicar St. Concert starts at 7 pm
and cost is $20/person. Proceeds go
to Shalom Counselling Centre. Tickets
can be purchased from Scott’s Parable
Books, Shalom Counselling, online at
www.stevebell.com or by calling 1-800-
854-3499.
If you would like to see your event in our Events Corner, contact Doris
Fleck at 403-348-9916 or email doris@calgarychristian.com.
www.calgarychristian.com
CITY LIGHT NEWS, OCTOBER 2013 — 9

Seminars equip Christians to be culture-changers
by Doris Fleck
A number of buzz words are currently
being batted around that call our Christian
youth to be “world changers” and “redeem”
or “transform” our culture.
This October, best-selling author Andy
Crouch will be speaking at Prairie Bible
Institute on Culture Making in Ministry
Formation. His seminars will help define
these buzz words and equip Christians
who want to change culture in a Godhonouring
way.
Crouch, the executive editor of Christianity
Today and award-winning author
of Culture Making: Recovering your Creative
Calling, will be giving three seminars at
the Prairie campus in Three Hills from
October 25-26.
Dr. James Enns, who is organizing this
public lecture, also uses Crouch’s book as
a required text for one of his classes.
Described as a stirring manifesto that
calls Christians to be “culture makers,”
Enns said, “This book has resonated most
strongly with my students. It has also been
reviewed widely in Christian periodical
circles, so it really struck a chord in the
evangelical subculture as well.”
Enns explained that Crouch defines
culture as “what we produce of the stuff
of the world.” From creating art or making
films, to writing novels or cooking a delicious
omelet for others, Crouch says culture
needs to be tangible and communal.
Enns said that Crouch uses five C’s to
explain how we interact with culture: we
can condemn it, critique it, copy it, consume
it or create it.
“If our primary posture toward culture
is to consume it, we are basically saying it
is someone else’s job to create it,” Enns
said. “Crouch doesn’t see that as healthy
or Biblically warranted.”
Enns further explained that it is not
enough to merely critique or condemn culture.
According to Crouch, “The only way
to transform culture is to make more of
it. You change it by becoming a creator.”
In his book, Crouch shows how creating
culture in concert with God is central to
the whole Biblical narrative. He encourages
the youth of today to use their Godgiven
gifts to create God-honouring things.
But Enns elaborated that students often
have the misguided celebrity notion that
confuses popularity with significance.
“Justin Bieber has a gazillion Twitter
followers. Will that really be significant?”
Andy Crouch, author of Culture
Making: Recovering Your Creative
Calling, will be giving three seminars
at Prairie on October 25-26.
Enns questioned. “Don’t begin with the
presupposition that God expects you to
have some kind of magic bullet that is going
to be ‘the next greatest thing.’ ”
Enns encourages his students to find
their creative gifting and then learn their
craft well.
“You have to acquire expertise. There
is no creation apart from learning the
disciplines of your area,” Enns said. “You
have to take the long view.”
Although this subject matter largely targets
a college-age audience, Enns said this
seminar series is also appropriate for youth
leaders in church or para-church ministry,
as well as educators or vocational people
who are wondering how they can use their
God-given gifts.
More information on the conference schedule and
registration can be found at Prairie’s website: www.
prairie.edu/prairiepresents.
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Laughing Matters
by Phil Callaway
We sure could use a little good news
Today is Good News Day, that time when we unplug
CBC or FOX and celebrate news that should bring a smile
to our faces.
In a report that we just caught wind of, students let three
piglets loose in the hallways of their high school. They used
water colour paint to sketch the numbers 1, 2, and 4 on
the sides of the unsuspecting but energetic piglets. This
caused no small amount of squealing, some of it among
the school administrators. After corralling oinkers 1, 2, and
4, they spent much of the afternoon searching for piglet 3,
which did not exist.
Elsewhere a Colorado woman named Elsa Bailey celebrated
her birthday by hitting the ski slopes with friends and
family in the Rockies. When they realized the significance
of the day, fellow skiers broke into an impromptu “Happy
Birthday to you.” Elsa has been skiing now for 75 years
and thought it would be a great place to ring in her 101st
birthday. “I made it. I feel good,” she smiled. Elsa said she’s
retiring from skiing, but she’s not done with adventure. In
fact, she plans to tour the Norwegian fjords, see polar bears
in the Arctic and visit Old Faithful in Yellowstone National
Park while she’s still alive. “I’m not going to go to bed and
lie down and die, that’s for sure,” she said. Waytago, Elsa.
You don’t have to be 101 to inspire me though.
Aria Ottmueller is seventeen and legally blind. But it
hasn’t stopped her from overcoming major hurdles. Including,
well, hurdles. She’s competed in nearly every gymnastics
event, including the balance beam (she said, “I couldn’t
see the beam at all. I did it mainly by feel”). And now she’s
learning to pole vault. When her coach heard her plans, he
was horrified. “She is not!” he said. But a determined Aria
said, “I am so. I’ve always not liked being on the ground as
much as I like being in the air.” So Aria learned to number
her steps so she knew when to plant the pole to hoist her
upwards into the darkness. Aria doesn’t just compete, she
excels. In fact, she’s now a solid member of her school
track team.
Her track and field coach told the press. “We have a little
joke, that because she really can’t see where she’s landing,
it’s almost easier for her. She has overcome so much in the
classroom and on the field. She was determined that she
was going to pole vault.
Aria attends Valley Christian
High where the mission statement
reads, “That students know
Jesus as their personal Saviour, live like Him, and prepare
academically, physically, socially and spiritually, enabled to
make a difference in the world.”
“When I jump,” says Aria, “I’m just looking ahead. You
can’t be afraid of what you can’t see.”
In the Bible’s book of Philippians, the Apostle Paul calls
us to be imitators of God, humble, interested in others,
and to live without grumbling. Then he says: “Not that I
have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my
goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ
Jesus took hold of me…Forgetting what is behind and
straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal
to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward
in Christ Jesus.”
I hope you’re inspired by Aria and Elsa. If you’re more
inspired by the guys who released the three painted piglets,
well, I’ll pray for you. Please do not try the piglet thing at
home or at school. If you do, consider yourself warned.
Someone is gonna squeal on you.
Phil Callaway is an author, speaker, and host of the popular daily
radio program Laugh Again. Check it out at www.laughagain.org
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CITY LIGHT NEWS, OCTOBER 2013 — 11

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Join us this Sunday at 10:30am
O-9827 Horton Road SW, Calgary
(Now meeting in the former Laser Quest location)
Call 403-640-2099
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Balm of Gilead
Evangelistic Ministries, Calgary
Meeting at:
Days Inn Calgary-South
3828 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB
Service times:
10 am to noon & 7 pm to 9 pm
Pastor Joseph
Join us on Sundays for a time inspired worship, spiritual warfare
& deliverance-centered-preaching, prophetic intercession as we
believe God for total restoration for you and your loved ones.
For all inquiries, please contact Pastor Joseph
by email: adodzroh@shaw.ca
Website: www.greater-works.org
Worship Services
at
10am and 6pm
Sunday
Southside
Victory Center
6402 1A St SW
(right next to Chinook C-Train Station)
Calgary, AB T2H 0G6
Ph. 403-253-7777
info@southsidevictory.ca
www.southsidevictory.ca
Fairview
Baptist
Church
welcomes you to
a traditional
Worship Service
Sunday Service 11am
Sunday School
(all ages) 9:45am
Evening Service 6:30pm
pastor@fairviewbaptistchurch.ca
www.fairviewbaptistchurch.ca
At the corner of
Fairmount Drive and
78th Ave SE
Call 403-252-1704
Calgary Manmin
Church
Diseases are healed by the power of God!
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Sunday Worship Service: 2pm
Daily Prayer Meeting (M-F) 9-11pm
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The three biggest money myths
by Tom Lipp
1. You must have a lot
of money to be a good
money manager.
FALSE
How did the great
money managers develop
their skills? They all started
small. Skill and amount
differs like a pianist and
a piano. Some say, “Just
let me win the lottery and
I’ll show you how good I
am at managing money.”
Dream on. Jesus said, “He
who is faithful with little is also
faithful with much,” (Luke
16:10). The skill of money
management is more important
and valuable than
the money itself. God says
in Proverbs 8:11, “Wisdom
is better than jewels and all that
you desire cannot compare with
her.” Let me go on to say
that good money skills usually
taxes, then it occurred to real question is, “Are you
attracts more money, me that taxes are a form on God’s side?” How do
but not always. The key is of worship in that we must we get on God’s side? It’s
to focus on skill development,
respect and honour our simple, but not easy. God
not on quantity. God-given authorities. I’m opposes the proud, but
2. Money can be wellmanaged
all for minimizing taxes gives grace to the humble,
without hard and maximizing giving, (James 4:6). Read His book
work.
but at the end of the day to find out more—the Basic
FALSE
it’s better to pay your taxes
Instructions Before
Either you work hard or and be free instead of performing
Leaving Earth. Become
someone else works hard to
crazy gyrations part of the minority that
grow your money – at least to be free from taxes. You follows those instructions
more than inflation. Again never know what kind of and you will find that you
Jesus warns us in Matthew repercussions come from will inherit wealth beyond
6:19 of three major perils trying to dodge taxes. your wildest dreams. The
that constantly plagues the 3. Time is on your side children of the living God
wealth we store on planet FALSE
have become joint heirs of
earth – thief (e.g. con artists
In one of its investment all things through faith in
with Ponzi schemes), guides, the Royal Bank of the LORD Jesus Christ.
rust (e.g. currency devaluation),
Canada tells its clients and Simply put, God takes ex-
and moth (e.g. hidden prospects that “Time is on cellent care of those yielded
fees). It’s very difficult to your side.” Are they right? I to Jesus.
dodge those three dangers, think not. Life is short and
especially during stormy the older you get the more To fi nd out about more money
seas. Furthermore, there you understand life’s brevity.
myths and how to de-bunk
are all kinds of taxes aimed
Time is not on your side, them, listen regularly to Shine
at those with wealth. For but it would be great if God FM 88.9 weekdays at 7:30 am
a long time I wondered was. The problem is that and 5:00 pm for Tom Copland’s
why Jesus didn’t mention God doesn’t pick sides. The Financial Moment.
The Lord’s Prayer
by John Hutchinson
Applied for THE REVIVAL of ourselves,
our city, and our nation. (Matt. 6:9-13)
OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, to You
nothing is impossible: ourselves, our city and
our nation!
MAKE YOUR NAME TO BE GREATLY
REVERED honoured and praised all across
our land.
MAKE YOUR KINGDOM COME powerfully
to our whole nation, defeating satan’s
reign.
MAKE YOUR WILL BE DONE, in our
whole country, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN, done
in all: our families, homes, schools, churches,
workplaces, farms, factories, businesses,
malls, streets, alleys, parks, Law Courts, City
Halls, Provincial Legislatures and our Federal
Parliament and Senate.
GIVE US DAILY ALL WE NEED for our
nation to be transformed by Your Presence
and power:
- a realization of our great need of a nationwide
outpouring of Your Holy Spirit, in
great glory.
- a conviction of our sin and our idolatries;
and a fervent determination to wholeheartedly
repent.
- a faith that will not quit believing for a great
revival and a harvest of lost souls across our
country.
- a determination to keep on praying, until
You do transform us, our churches, city and
our nation.
- a holy desperation for You to come in great
power and glory - not just a small passing
revival!
- Your love and Your compassion to flow
out of us continually - to all the unbelievers
around us.
- Your heart for the whole nation-wide Body
of Christ, not for just our own church, ministry
or area.
- Your high priority for fervent love, forgiveness,
reconciliation, and unity among all
believers.
- Your lowliness, and humility that attracts
Your abundant grace, and Your powerful
Presence.
- Your wisdom: to not rely on our own plans
and efforts, but to rely totally on You and
Your power.
FORGIVE US OUR SINS, past, present,
personally and nationally, by the blood of
Jesus Christ:
- our sins against You, and also against the
individuals and the people-groups that we
have wronged;
- and give us Your grace to humbly repent,
confess, ask for forgiveness, and to right
those wrongs,
AS WE FORGIVE ALL the persons, and
groups, WHO, have sinned, or still SIN
AGAINST US.
LEAD US IN THE BATTLE AGAINST
SATAN over our city and nation. Give us
Your victory.
DELIVER US, Your believers, FROM
THE EVIL ONE. Break his deceptions and
strongholds.
- Overthrow his rule, by Your supreme authority,
JESUS.
FOR YOURS IS THE KINGDOM,
THE POWER, AND THE GLORY,
FOREVER,
- over ourselves, our city and our nation!
In the all-powerful, exalted Name of JE-
SUS CHRIST!
INTERCEDING FOR REVIVAL OF
THE WHOLE CHURCH
Based on Daniel 9: 3-19, a scriptural model
Because of Israel’s sin, God removed them
from their promised land of fruitfulness, to
a period of captivity. So, also, because of the
church’s sin (past and present), we are not in
our promised place of fruitfulness and victory.
We are in a spiritual captivity, drought
and harvest-failure!
We need a great revival, a mighty outpouring
of God’s Spirit!
Let us pray like Daniel: weeping, fasting,
confessing, praying and repenting – until God
revives us, the whole church and our nation!
12 — OCTOBER 2013, CITY LIGHT NEWS www.calgarychristian.com

St. Mary’s launches liberal studies degree
Calgary, AB – St. Mary’s University College
is pleased to announce the offering of a
new four-year degree program. The Alberta
Ministry of Enterprise and Advanced Education
has given approval for a four-year
(120 credit) Bachelor of Arts with a major
in Liberal Studies. It is the first degree of
its kind in Alberta. The program has been
designed specifically for the 21st Century
student and job market.
“This is the first program of its kind in
Alberta and we predict that it will quickly
become one of our most sought-after degrees,”
said Dr. Gerry Turcotte, President
of St. Mary’s University College. “It offers
real-world training and applications, broad
interdisciplinary knowledge and the opportunity
to focus on a specific concentration
in one of eleven areas such as Drama,
Family Studies, Business and Management
Studies, Sociology or Science, to name just
a few. It’s an exciting and dynamic addition
to our suite of degrees.”
Students entering university today are
often interested in a number of subject areas
or have yet to make a decision on their chosen
field. This program allows students the
maximum flexibility to discover and pursue
their interests while completing a four-year
degree. Also, young people today are unlikely
to have one job for their entire work
life. Instead they are more likely to pursue a
career path that will require the application
of job skills in a number of positions.
St. Mary’s University College is a Catholic
Post-Secondary, student-focused liberal arts
and sciences teaching and research institution
in Calgary. St. Mary’s offers Bachelor
of Arts degrees, a Bachelor of Education
(Elementary) degree, and courses in 34
academic disciplines. For more information,
visit www.stmu.ca
www.calgarychristian.com
CITY LIGHT NEWS, OCTOBER 2013 — 13

CALENDAR
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To get your event listed, please format your info
exactly as you see these listings and email it to
info@calgarychristian.com.
Be sure to include the date, time, contact person
and organization hosting the event.
RED DEER EVENTS
If you would like to see your events in our Events Corner, contact Doris Fleck
at 403-348-9916 or email doris@calgarychristian.com.
October 4-6 Arise, a Freshwind conference for women, held at the Sheraton
Red Deer Hotel, Friday 7 pm – Sunday noon. The conference features musician
Cindy Keating, speaker Alicia Britt Chole and the comedy duo Bare ‘n Von Hair.
Cost is $160 by September 27, and $175 on site if space is available. Cost
includes all workshops, general sessions, snacks, Saturday lunch and Sunday
brunch. Registration or more information can be found at www.freshwind.ca.
October 19 Freed-Up Financial Living, a one-day workshop held at Balmoral
Bible Chapel and sponsored by Shalom Counselling Centre. Saturday 9 am – 4
pm. Cost is $90/couple and $60/individual. Cost includes all materials, lunch, refreshments
and childcare if needed. Registration or more information can be found
by calling 403-342-0339 or at www.shalomcounselling.com under Education.
October 9-November 27 Anger Management Group Therapy for Adults,
eight sessions held at Shalom Counselling Centre, 5515 27th Ave., Wednesday
evenings 4-6 pm. Cost is $299 and includes a resource book. Registration or
more information can be found by calling 403-342-0339 or at www.shalomcounselling.com
under Education.
November 10 “FriendRaising” concert featuring award-winning Christian
recording artist, Steve Bell. Held at First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar
St. Concert starts at 7 pm and cost is $20/person. Proceeds will go to Shalom
Counselling Centre. Tickets can be purchased from Scott’s Parable Books,
Shalom Counselling, online at www.stevebell.com or by caling 1-800-854-3499.
BREAKFASTS, DINNERS & BANQUETS
Ongoing Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship – Calgary Chapter, monthly
banquets, 6 pm, held at Best Western Village Park Inn, inspiring speakers, to
RSVP find out more call: Wilfred: 403-280-8412, Eugene: 403-272-6204 or
Chris 403-836-1209.
Ongoing Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship – Calgary Chapter, weekly
breakfast, 6 am, held at Humpty’s, 2505 Macleod Trail S. To find out more call:
Wilfred: 403-280-8412, Eugene: 403-272-6204 or Chris 403-836-1209.
Ongoing The Calgary Leadership Prayer Breakfast every Thursday morning
at 7-8:15 am at Humpty’s Restaurant located at 2505 Macleod Trail South. There
is ample free parking in their parking lot. Humpty’s Restaurant has an a la carte
menu and we will have a choice of the Chef’s Special of the Day. The cost is
$10.00. RVSP by contacting Mary Kaechele at 403-228-8576 or by email at:
mkaechele@emeraldmanagement.com.
Ongoing The Christ Centered Professionals Club, Monthly Luncheon. Be
nourished by the Spirit of Christ and new-found business relationships. For
information or to reserve your seat please contact Rev. Dr. Tan Ngo at Calgary@
shepherdsguide.ca or 403-280-4403 (Office) & 403-922-2209 (Cell).
Ongoing Men’s Breakfast Study Group at Emmanuel Community Church, 30
Ave and 28 Street SE Calgary. 403-272-1551. Every Friday morning at 6:30am.
Ongoing Weekly Saturday Breakfast, Calgary Chinook Riders / Christian
Motorcyclists Association, 9am-12 noon at the Roadking Truckstop (Peigan Trail
& Barlow Trail SE), Calgary, AB, ride may follow if weather permits, please call
Harry at 403-813-3789 or visit www.chinookriders.ca for more info.
CHILDREN
Ongoing Children`s Story Hour and Sing-Along for children of all ages and
their caregivers. Friday mornings, 10 - 11 am. Emmanuel Community Church,
3003 – 28 Street SE, Calgary. 403-272-1551.
CONCERTS & EVENTS
September 30 Do you have room in your life? More than 30,000 children
in government care across Canada are waiting for families to welcome them
home, including hundreds of children right here in Calgary. Join Focus on the
Family Canada at a free End the Wait evening, from 7 - 9 pm at Brentview
Baptist Church, to find out how you can help change children’s lives. Everyone
can do something! Contact the Focus on the Family Canada Calgary team at:
endthewaitcalgary@fotf.ca or 403-262-3738.
October 20 Free CORE CELEBRATION – 7:30 p.m. – Darrel Janz will be MC
for an inspirational evening, to include music for the soul led by Jason Erhardt.
Guests: HARPIST Gianetta Baril, as well as the Corpus Christi Male Chorale. This
event is being held in a building with exceptional acoustics. 7:30 p.m. -- First
Baptist Church, 1311 – 4 Street S.W. Info@corecelebration.com.
November 17 Free CORE CELEBRATION – a unique gathering featuring
musicians, vocalists, and a short inspirational message. Guests: SOLOIST Lauren
Woods, as well as Kim Beachum, trumpet. This event is being held in a building
with exceptional acoustics. 7:30 pm at First Baptist Church, 1311 – 4 Street
SW. info@corecelebration.com.
December 22 CORE CELEBRATION with TENORE (www.singtenore.com)
This Ticketed event is being held in a building with exceptional acoustics. 7:30
pm at First Baptist Church, 1311 - 4 Street SW. info@corecelebration.com.
Ongoing Invitation to a Private ‘church’ survey: “... inside the 4 walls or
outside?” There are governmental statistics available, but here is your opportunity
to respond to a private survey and to receive a copy of the results if requested.
To obtain a copy of the short questionnaire, simply email to: onefoldministries@
yahoo.com. Please be honest and Spirit guided in your answers.
Ongoing ProArts @ Noon Concert Series. FREE (every) Wednesday noon,
performing arts concerts at Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (7 Ave and 1 Street
SE) from 12:10 pm-12:50 pm.. Join us every Wednesday for free concerts. You’re
welcome to bring your lunch! For more info call 403-269-1904. Concert Line:
403-214-1811, email info@proartssociety.ca or go to www.proartssociety.ca.
28 Special speaker Marty Culy, pastor at Willingdon Church in Burnaby, will
discuss the relevance of the Book of Revelation. Held at Parable Place, Prairie
Bible Institute in Three Hills, Monday evening 7 pm. For more information please
call 403-443-3051 or go to www.prairie.edu/prairiepresents.
November
1-3 Purely Canadian Youth Workers Conference – Rescue 911: Saving This
Generation featuring speaker Matt Boda, lead pastor of RockPointe Church. This
conference is designed for pastors and volunteers ministering to teenagers in
Canada. Held at Prairie Bible Institute in Three Hills. On-campus accommodation
available. For more information please call 403-443-3051 or go to www.
prairie.edu/purelycanadian.
2 Join us for “Survival of the Weakest: Justice, Mercy & the Local Church”
at Westside King’s Church, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm as we discuss and examine
God’s mission to renew all things. To act justly, love mercy and walk humbly
have quietly fallen out of vogue. Instead, we live in an era where responsibility
has been confused with admiration and guilt relief. Playing it safe and keeping
it clean has become our path and prize. Could anything be further from the
original Source? Survival of the Weakest will create an environment to expose
the systemic dysfunction that has co-opted the Church’s engagement in issues
of freedom, peacemaking and spiritual formation. Celebrated keynote speakers
Ron Sider [Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger] and Shane Claiborne [The Irresistible
Revolution] will engage participants to help move the Church away
from servicing clients and towards cultivating whole and healing communities.
Information about the event can be found at www.epiphaneia.ca.
4-5 Parable Place Re-Launch at Prairie Bible Institute in Three Hills. Celebrate
the re-launch of Prairie’s Parable Place with a dramatic interpretation of the Book
of Ecclesiastes by Vance Neudorf. Two evening performances on Monday, Nov.
4 and Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7 pm. For a free ticket call 403-443-3051.
February 21 - 23 Missions Fest Alberta 2014 – 20th Anniversary. Theme:
“Declare His Glory Among the Nations” Keynote Speakers: Donna Boone - Children’s
Ministry, Setan Lee - Transform Asia, Mohan Maharaj - Global Christian
Ministries, Danny MacKay - I Am Second, & Refined/Undignified. General
Assemblies; “20th Anniversary” Celebration; Panel Discussion with Greg Musselman
moderating; Re:surgence; Intensive Training Days (Great Commission
Coaching, Connections for Women & Men on a Mission); Children’s Ministry;
Youth and Young Adult Rally & Activities; Sing to the Nations; Exhibit Hall (local,
national & international mission organizations, camps, Bible colleges and
universities); Praying for the Nations; MFA Store; and much more. info@mfest.
ab.ca or www.mfest.ab.ca.
Ongoing Cooperative ESL Ministries offers Intercultural Workshops to
interested churches in the Calgary area. These workshops are designed to
help Canadians feel comfortable in welcoming people from other countries and
cultures. Participants will learn about intercultural barriers and develop some
effective strategies to improve intercultural communication. If you are interested
in having a workshop at your church, please contact Bev by phone at 403-208-
7531, or email bev@eslcooperative.ca.
DRAMA, THEATRE & THE ARTS
Ongoing Tuesdays 7:30 - 8:30 pm. Join Kayleigh Meyers, a Licensed Zumba
Fitness Instructor, in a God-honouring dance fitness class using upbeat, positive
music. This class incorporates beginner dance steps from salsa, reggaeton,
meringue, hip hop, pop fusion and more. Appropriate for youth and adults of all
fitness levels. Bring water, indoor fitness shoes and get ready to groove! Varsity
Bible Church (4807 Valiant Drive N.W.) Cost: Try for $5! Contact Kayleigh at
kayleigh.meyers@teraserv.org or at 403-465-2653 to learn more.
Ongoing The Christian Dance Fellowship of Calgary meets the last Saturday
morning of each month Sept. through May at Varsity Bible Church NW. We are a
group who loves to worship Jesus through movement, flagging and other creative
ways inspired by Acts 17:28: “In Him we live, and move, and have our being.”
We’d love to have you join us. No dance experience required. For ages youth
to adult. For details visit our website www.cdfcanada.com or contact Amay at
cdfccalgary@gmail.ca or 403-288-9661.
FUNDRAISING
November 2 MFA Rally “CULTURAL CONNECT” - Missions Fest Alberta’s
Fifth Annual Fundraiser, Saturday November 2, 6:00 pm. Fellowship Baptist
Church 14323 - 107A Ave., Edmonton. Join us for an amazing night of musical
samplings from across the globe, silent auction, MFA Store, testimonies and an
inspiring message from Mohan Maharaj (Global Christian Ministries). Children’s
Ministry for ages 3-12 with CTC (Christ Training Centre). No Admission Fee.
Free-Will Offering. Invite your family & friends. We look forward to seeing you
there! info@mfest.ab.ca or www.mfest.ab.ca.
Ongoing Your Care Group can provide full support for a missionary in India!
Ask me how. Kevin, Gospel for Asia. shlige@telusplanet.net.
MEN
Ongoing Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship Calgary’s Chapter, weekly
prayer breakfasts, 6 am, held at Humpty’s Restaurant, 2505 Macleod Trail, to
find out more call: Wilfred: 403-280-8412, Eugene: 403-272-6204 or Chris:
403-836-1209.
Ongoing Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship Calgary’s Chapter, monthly
banquets, 6 pm, held at Best Western Village Park Inn, inspiring speakers, to
RSVP or find out more call: Wilfred: 403-280-8412, Eugene: 403-272-6204 or
Chris: 403-836-1209.
Ongoing Men’s Breakfast Study Group at Emmanuel Community Church,
30 Ave and 28 Street SE Calgary. 403-272-1551. Every Friday morning at
6:30am. Please join us!
Ongoing Men’s Prayer at Lighthouse Church, Friday mornings at 8-9am at
9827-0 Horton Rd. SW, Calgary AB (old Laser Quest building). For more info
call Frank at 403-640-2099 or visit www.calgarylighthouse.com.
Ongoing In Lethbridge – Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International
Lethbridge Chapter, monthly breakfasts, great speakers, for more information call
Al Myshrall at 403-327-8796 or Sheldon Watson at 403-381-7919.
Ongoing Interdenominational intercession for: a great outpouring of the Holy
Spirit, in Calgary and all across Canada, that will result in a great revival of the
whole Church, and a great Harvest of souls accepting Christ. Wednesdays 1-2
pm. (John Hutchinson 403-282-8208).
Ongoing Quarterly City Wide Prayer Rally, held at different churches throughout
Calgary, co-sponsored by Calgary Concerts of Prayer, Calgary Evangelical
Ministerial Association and other Inter-Denominational and Inter-Generational and
Inter-National Churches, for more information on dates, times and locations email
info@calgaryprayerrally.com or visit www.calgaryprayerrally.ca.
Ongoing Calgary Healing Rooms is a walk-in healing clinic for those needing
physical healing. This non-denominational ministry also offers training to those
interested in ministering to the sick. It uses the facilities of First Assembly, 6031
Elbow Drive SW, Calgary, every Thursday, 7:30-9:30 pm. For more info contact
Noah at 403-605-4595, www.calgaryhealingrooms.com.
Ongoing Monthly OMF International Prayer Meeting, last Sunday of each
month, January to May; 3:30-5pm, interdenominational meeting, all are welcome,
call Kathleen 403-286-2868.
SEMINARS, RETREATS & WORKSHOPS
October 4-5, 18-19 & Nov 1-2 Reaching out with English: Cooperative
ESL Ministries invites you to participate in 30 hours of practical instruction
for teaching English to adults in your church or community. $275 ($225 before
Sept 23). For more info or to register: www.eslcooperative.ca.
Ongoing SPIRITUAL WARFARE ENCOUNTER – 2-hour Deliverance Workshops,
Prophetic Intercession & Holy Ghost power encounter that will bring you
total deliverance from generational curses, and from attacks of the enemy against
your family & your loved ones. At Days Inn Calgary-South 3828 Macleod Trail SE,
Calgary, AB, (ask for room Glenn 4 or for Balm of Gilead meeting room). Sundays:
2-4:15 pm. Registration: 1:45-2:15 pm • Service: 2-4:15 pm. Registration is free.
Ongoing CMSS David offers a free children’s ministry/Sunday school
workshop on internet sites providing free resources. This workshop is especially
encouraging to those from smaller ministries, as they meet with other children’s
ministry workers/Sunday school teachers. Limit 15 participants per workshop
(each will be using a provided computer). cmssdavid@gmail.com or David at
403-547-5427.
SENIORS
Ongoing Open Door Seniors. Mondays: 9:30 am-12 pm Walkers; 1-3 pm
Movie matinee. Tuesdays: 10 am-12 pm Watercolours; 1-3 pm Bible studies.
Wednesdays: 10 am-12 pm Free exercise classes; 1-3 pm Cribbage. Thursdays:
10 am-12 pm Music Appreciation; 1-3 pm Movie matinee. Fridays: 10-11:30 am
Exercise classes; 12-3 pm Bridge. Reflexology twice a month by appointment.
First Thursday of the month at 12 pm luncheon and entertainment, except July;
August and January. Membership $15.00 per year. For more info write 1307 - 4
Street SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0X9. Ph 403-269-7900. http://firstbaptistcalgary.
com/636864.ihtml
SINGLES
Ongoing Centred Singles (40’s, 50’s) held at Centre Street Church (3900 2nd
Street NE – Chapel); Wednesday at 7:15 pm. Opportunity for worship, presentations,
and discussion. Social events are also scheduled. For info: 403-520-1211.
Ongoing Fuse@First – We are Christ-centered individuals passionate about
growing together by establishing community through dynamic activities and
meaningful service. Our goal is to see Christian Singles connected to Christ
and each other throughout the city. We are comprised of Singles from all walks
(single, single again, single parents) aged 30-45. For more information please
call First Alliance Church at 403-252-7572 or email Fuse@FACcalgary.com.
Please join us Tuesdays at 7 pm, upstairs in the Prayer Centre.
SUPPORT GROUPS & HEALING MINISTRY
Ongoing Celebrate Recovery – Celebrate Recovery will be meeting every
Thursday night. Celebrate Recovery is a Bible based 12-step recovery meeting
to help us deal with the Hurts, Hang-ups, and Habits which have caused us
problems. Please email: tom@alovinghand.ca or call Tom at 403-241-2428 if
you have any questions or for location info.
Ongoing Calgary Pregnancy Care Centre, helping women in crisis, pregnancy
tests, options counselling, post-abortion support groups, birth mom’s groups,
parenting and pre-natal classes, #205, 925 - 7 Ave SW, Calgary, call 24-hour
hotline 403-269-3110 or visit www.pregcare.com.
Ongoing Sonshine Community Counselling Services: Christian counselling
for individuals and couples on a wide range of issues including marital and
premarital counselling, depression, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, relationship
conflict, and family violence. 2nd stage shelter providing a one-year residential
program for women and children fleeing domestic violence and abuse. Call
403-705-3474 or visit www.sonshine.ab.ca.
Ongoing From Beginning to End Spiritual Life Coaching: Spiritual Life Coaching
offers a blending of Spiritual Direction, Pastoral Care and Life Coaching for
individuals or couples seeking more freedom, wisdom, discernment and abundance
in their lives. For more information contact coach@frombeginningtoend.
org or 403-880-3454 or visit www.frombeginningtoend.org.
Ongoing GriefShare Recovery Seminar and support group: Meets at South
Calgary Community Church, 2900 Cedarbrae Drive SW, beginning Monday at
7pm. For more info contact Wendy at 403-697-9948 or SCCC at 403-281-6755.
WOMEN
October 18 Ladies Fun Night. Admission $5. www.allwoman.ca. Tel:
403-671-0453.
Ongoing Knitting Club for all ages, youth to seniors. Drop In, any Wednesday
at 7:00 pm at Emmanuel Community Church, 3003 – 28 Street SE, Calgary.
403-272-1551.
Ongoing The Mothers of Preschoolers Group at First Alliance Church are
pleased to present the entertaining and informative video series Making Your
Children Mind Without Losing Yours by Dr. Kevin Leman. Children are welcome.
For more info contact Carole at 403-256-6912 or chloe403@telus.net.
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunity: Servants Anonymous Society of Calgary,
founded on Christian Principles, is dedicated to meet the needs of women (with
or without children) who are victims of or are at risk of sexual exploitation. If you
would like more information please call Reception at 403-237-8477 or email
info@servantsanon.com.
Ongoing Organize your home, receive daily devotional reminders, get fit,
and “stay on-track,” with tips and help from the “Annie Groups.” These are
internet support groups for Christian homemakers. For further info visit: www.
organizingannie.blogspot.com. We will be posting at the “Christian Women Today
(CWT)” forum, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ Canada, committed to
building an online community providing articles that build and train women of
faith to impact their sphere of influence.
Ongoing TOPS Non-profit WEIGHTLOSS support group. Harvest Hills Alliance
Church, Meets every Tuesday at 10:45am. Please call Pat at 403-226-0181
for information on this group or any of our 44 Chapters in Calgary.
Ongoing All Woman Ministry meets every quarter for their ladies fun night
out. Open to all women. Events dates are October, January, April, July. For more
info visit www.allwoman.ca.
CONFERENCES & COURSES
October
5 Adoption Courses: Oct. 5 in Calgary • Nov 16 in Edmonton • Nov 23 in
Calgary • Jan 11 in Edmonton • Feb 22 in Calgary. Call 403-256-3224 or
1-877-256-3224 (toll-free) Building a Family Through International Adoption,
Christian Adoption Services, 201B, 9705 Horton Road SW, Calgary, Alberta
T2V 2X5, email info@christianadoption.ab.ca or visit their website at: www.
christianadoption.ab.ca.
PRAYER AND WORSHIP
18-19, 25-26 & Nov. 1-2 Course – Introduction to Islam & The Ongoing Community Prais’, an alternative worship every 2nd and 4th
Muslim World, held at Centre Street Church over three consecutive weekends. Saturday at 4:30 pm, Centennial Church, 103 Pinetown Place NE. Start up
This course will provide Christians with an understanding of Islam that will enable date: September 28. For more information contact Centennial, 403-285-7144,
them to interact more skillfully and in a Christ-like manner with Muslim people. centennial.church@telus.net.
Friday 6:30 pm-9pm, Saturday 9 am-noon & 1pm-5pm. Cost is $99 to audit for Ongoing Weekly – Prayer ministry in Marda Loop at Calgary Community
personal interest and $840 for credit. For more information please email dean@ Reformed Church, 1638 - 30 Avenue SW (Paul 403-630-6319). Prayer Warriors
prairie.edu, register online at www.prairie.edu/islam or call 403-443-3051. team meets Thursdays at 7 pm, Saturdays at 8 am and Sundays at 9:30 am.
25-26 Church Planting Among the Poor Conference sponsored by 9Marks Ongoing Weekly – Calgary – All Believers. Five Nights Ablaze 2013. Spiritual
(9marks.org) and 20 Schemes (20schemes.com). To be hosted at 204 6A Street Warfare is the order of the day. Weekly: Thursday to Monday (Thu., Fri., Sat.,
NE Calgary, AB, in the community of Bridgeland, north of Memorial Drive and Sun. & Mon.) 7:00 - 9:00 pm Nightly. Days Inn - Calgary South, Room: Glenn
east of Edmonton Trail. Open to everyone, but is oriented toward pastors, elders, 4, 3828 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2R2. Please address all inquiries
church planters and men preparing for vocational ministry. For more information to: adodzroh@shaw.ca, Pastor Joseph, Your Spiritual Warfare Prayer Partner.
email events@calvarygrace.ca or go to www.calvarygrace.ca
Ongoing The Calgary Leadership Prayer Breakfast every Thursday morning
25-26 Lecture Series: Culture Making in Ministry Formation featuring speaker
at 7-8:15 am at Humpty’s Restaurant located at 2505 Macleod Trail South.
Andy Crouch. Held at Prairie Bible Institute in Three Hills from Friday evening - Humpty’s Restaurant has an ala carte menu and we will have a choice of the
Saturday noon. Cost is $50/person or $25/student. For more information please Chef’s Special of the Day. The cost is $10. RVSP by contacting Mary Kaechele,
call 403-443-3051 or go to www.prairie.edu/andycrouch.
mkaechele@emeraldmanagement.com or 403-228-8576.
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ARTICLES
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“Low-cost music!” Galanti
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tune-up, but in nice shape;
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delivery; $100; Mark, Ph 403-
295-2554. (*)
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/ PRAYER
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times. Prepare for it. The time
is near. Hear what the Word
is saying to the nations. His
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BOOKS
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exhaustive documentation exposing
the message, man and
manuscripts moving mankind
to the antichrist, one-world
religion. www.avpublications.
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mention you saw the ad in CLN
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I have many FREE books,
cassette tapes & VHS tapes
on CHRISTian living, growth,
rlsps, men’s issues, marriage,
family & more – all in need of a
good home[s]. Dave Nelson -
403-247-9358. (Oct/13)
CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION
Don’t just talk about the end
times. Prepare for it. The time
is near. Hear what the Word
is saying to the nations. His
message (856 to date) goes
out through all the earth at:
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NE Huntington Hills – Both
Long-term and Short-term
rentals. (one week to two
months), for clean, quiet
Christian man who does not
use drugs, alcohol or tobacco.
Everything is Brand
New in rooms. Hardwood
floors. Totally furnished, private
phone line and Cable TV
in BR. Includes utilities, kitchen
privileges, washer/dryer. Great
bus service to: Downtown, U
of C and NE commercial/industrial
areas (close to routes
#3, 4, 5, 20, 32 and Express).
Near shopping, library, fitness
centre and pool. Rates: $175
/week + $175 SD or $550-
$600/month + equal SD,
for one month or longer. Call
403-295-0304 (voice mail) *
SE Willowpark – Cozy apartment
for female. Private, furnished
bedroom. I have awesome
references. I would like
you to feel at home. Rent includes
everything except food.
Must like small dog. Close to
all shopping, bus, LRT. Available
right away. $600 /mo and
Classifieds
CHURCH &
HALL RENTALS
Church for rent available from
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
all day & Sunday 2:30 -
5:30 pm at 130 - 32 Ave NW.
Please call Pastor Thompson
at 403-701-9676.
COUNSELLING/
LIFE COACHING
Spiritual Direction: Wendy Lee.
Call 403-474-7579. (*)
FRIENDSHIP/
DATING
Looking for long-term relationship.
Male companion,
over 45 years old, non-smoker.
Please call 403-922-8808.
(Oct/13)
HELP
WANTED
A part-time Support Worker is
needed for a disabled (ambulatory)
male adult. 20 hours per
week, Tuesday to Thursday at
$18.74 per hour. Applicants
must like to be physically
active. A vehicle is required.
Please email support-worker@shaw.ca
or fax: 403-454-
2460 a resume with a cover
letter. (*)
Help needed for snow removal,
lawn cutting, weeding
etc. for lady with disability.
Located in Huntington Hills &
68 Avenue N. Please contact
403-295-0304. (*)
Busy Calgary Realtor needs
help! You are a licensed agent
and looking an opportunity to
serve more clients. I’m looking
to work with another agent,
share leads and trade days
off, etc. My criteria for a good
agent include: A character
that “seeks first the kingdom
of God,” loves to serve, and is
not afraid to sell and provide direction.
Your record and references
must be impeccable and
will be checked. Please email
to pete@280keys.com (*)
HOME
SECURITY
Help Protect your Family
and Home, or Business with a
D.D. negotiable. Call Debra at
403-255-0405. (Oct/13)
ROOMMATE
WANTED
NE Sunridge/Rundle – 3
Bdrm Condo, shared kitchen,
washroom, & laundry. Within
minutes walk to Sunridge
Mall, C-train/Bus station,
grocery stores, banks, gym,
and all other amenities. Easy
downtown access via train.
Rent $500 Neg. Utils approx.
$50-75/mo. Looking for a
student or young professional
roommate (20/30’s), clean,
Free* ADT Monitored Security
System. Say you saw this in
CLN and receive a Bonus Wireless
Cam. DigiiTel Security.
DigitelCanada@shaw.ca. Ph:
403-660-4644. (May/14)
MARKETPLACE
MINISTRIES
If you are a Pastor or Bible
School student you are
needed to give a morning
devotional at Trinity Lodge. For
more details, please contact
Chaplain Bart Dailley at 403-
251-5577.
MINISTRIES
If you are a Pastor, Bible
School student or Intern you
are needed to give a morning
devotional at Trinity Lodge. For
more details, please contact
Chaplain Bart Dailley at 403-
251-5577.
Spiritual Direction: Wendy
Lee. Call 403-474-7579. (*)
MUSIC/
MUSICIANS
non-smoker, considerate, etc.
Available Nov. 1st for Male
Only. 403-200-6795. (Oct/13)
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
For sale by owner – Inner city
low-rise main-floor condo in
Mount Pleasant at 408 – 31
Avenue NW. 1,076.4 square
feet. Open area kitchen, dining
room, living room. 2 bedrooms.
Master bedroom has
walk-in closet and ensuite
bathroom. 2nd bathroom is
4-piece easy access walk-in
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(member of “Piano Technicians
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piano repairs needs including,
piano tune up for piano teachers,
opera houses, music studios,
music schools, wedding
& concert recitals, Christmas
& Easter cantatas, churches,
arts & drama classes. Call
Eddie at 403-968-1856 or
email him at tuniinghammer@
hotmail.com for free estimate,
reasonable rate, and a job well
done the first time. (Oct/13)
Need a place for your band
to practice? Price includes a
Demo CD recording of your
session. Drums, keyboard,
mics, etc. provided. Saturdays
only. $15/hr or $60 for
6-hour session. Phone J.P. at
403-808-1332 for info. and
location. (*)
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For sale by owner – Inner city
low-rise main-floor condo in
Mount Pleasant at 408 – 31
Avenue NW. 1,076.4 square
feet. Open area kitchen, dining
room, living room. 2 bedrooms.
Master bedroom has
walk-in closet and ensuite
bathroom. 2nd bathroom is
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CITY LIGHT NEWS, OCTOBER 2013 — 15

Virtuous woman exposed
We need spiritual grandparents
by Sarah Ball
There is an empty seat in our church. A seat that was
once filled by one of the most spirit-filled, encouraging,
visionaries I have ever known, and our church is in the
process of grieving and celebrating this great man’s life.
You would not meet a 20-year-old fresh out of Bible
school with as much vigour and determination for the
gospel and the Holy Spirit, as you would in that seat.
Above all the gifts, wisdom, experience and bravery that
this man embodied, what people will miss the most will
be his grandfather heart and his affection. The kind of
hug you would only receive from a father or a grandfather.
He adopted many of us scraggly, orphaned Christians and
called us sons and granddaughters. There was more healing
and spiritual direction in his genuine Christ-like love,
than any bang-on prophetic word he was so respected
for. “But the greatest of these is love.” He was a loving
spiritual father/grandfather to many.
When I was young my own grandfather would let me
sit on his knee and let me drive his big blue truck through
the farmer fields. I would either slide all the way down to
the floor to control the gas and he would steer, or I would
prop myself up as high as I could and he would control
the speed as I steered frantically. He never lectured, or
panicked, and though his thumb was on the wheel, and
his foot on the brake, I felt like I was driving and I was
proud. There was absolutely no fear driving a half ton
truck at age seven because I knew grandpa was in charge.
Through all the bumps, potholes and Texas gates, I knew
he knew he would lead us home. The same trust and comfort
comes from that of a spiritual
grandparent and we need more of them.
The church cannot function without the wisdom, affection
and presence of grandparents. There are so many
lost and orphaned children of God who need comfort and
encouragement. We talk a lot about mentors and spiritual
fathers and mothers, but there is a covering and unique
mentoring that comes from a grandparent.
The difference between a spiritual father and a grandfather
is this – a father protects and corrects, a grandfather
pushes bravery and is pretty biased at how amazing their
grandchildren are. Having a spiritual grandfather who
pours out his unconditional affection on a child of God
can be life changing. The church needs more and nothing
gives a young disciple more confidence than being thrown
into a big truck and encouraged to drive.
We must never forget the value of our elders, and
elders must never forget the impact they have in a young
mothers life when you tell her she is a great mother, or
when you push a young man to stand up and be a man.
I am not without great gratitude that I had the chance
to receive a million kisses from my spiritual grandfather
who filled my orphaned heart after all these years. I have
taken on a much bigger truck than I did at age seven and I
couldn’t have done it without the lap of my grandfathers.
Sarah is a stay-at-home mother of fi ve children ages one to 13 years.
She resides in Lethbridge, AB and you can follow her blog at www.
virtuouswomanexposed.com.
Your words can either
build up or tear down
by Martha Fehr
I’ve really learned to appreciate short but pithy sayings
because, being short, we can remember them, and this
in turn, helps us to put them into practice in our lives.
Recently, I read a quote that reads, “Praise loudly; correct
softly.” A similar quote asks us to “Praise publicly,
correct privately.”
At first glance we might think this refers mostly to
parents but on further reflection,
we can see that it applies to all
of us. If a situation arises where
we need to challenge a fellow
believer or a co-worker about
their behaviour or perhaps their
attitude, we should always do this
in private. And our tone of voice
should communicate concern
for them as well as for the situation.
Ephesians 4:15 commands
us to speak “the truth in love…”
We must speak that truth softly,
but correctly.
If however, this same person is to be commended for
something, we should not hesitate to do so in public and
with enthusiasm. How we speak publicly or privately,
loudly or softly, will have a strong influence on the people
in our lives. A longer quote from Maya Angelou is worth
thinking about in this regard. She says, “I’ve learned that
people will forget what you said, people will forget what
you did, but people will never forget how you made them
feel.”
When we hear that yet another teen has committed
suicide due to being verbally bullied in person or online,
we understand the truth of Proverbs 18:21 which states
that, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue…”
Ironically, the people who feel they have no power often
use verbal abuse to tear down others, thinking that this
will lift up their own reputation. The opposite is almost
sure to happen.
Verbal abuse that accompanies physical abuse can
suggest to the victim that he or she deserves the abuse
because of who they are. When this happens repeatedly
the person being abused often becomes convinced that
they really do deserve this treatment so they allow it to
continue. Such words are always painful but even more
so when they are spoken by a family member who is
supposed to love and care for them. If the victim doesn’t
passively submit to the abuse
they usually become aggressive,
hoping to prevent further abuse.
Many years ago, we met a man
who later became our friend. As
a young boy, he was extremely
mistreated by his mother. The
older he grew, the more beatings
he received. He got to the
place where he could withstand
a lot of pain and he would refuse
to cry when she would hit him
because that would mean, in his
mind, that she had won this particular battle.
On one occasion she beat him with a metal rod, hard
enough to break both collar bones; the bones eventually
healed, but the emotional wounds took much longer. The
words she spat out at him along with the physical abuse
required years of therapy from professionals to help him
deal with life in a somewhat healthy way. When he was
introduced to the love of God and he accepted Jesus as
his personal Saviour, a whole new way of life opened up
to him.
On Monday, October 14th we will officially celebrate
Thanksgiving. Besides thanking God for the many things
with which He has blessed us, let’s not forget to thank
God for the freedom of speech which we enjoy in Canada
but let’s not use this freedom to hurt others.
Martha Fehr resides in Airdrie with her husband of 48 years.
They had a successful counselling business in Calgary until March
2010 when they semi-retired.
Why Am I Here?
Who
How Do I
is
Beat
This Loneliness?
What Makes
Jesus?
My Life
So Hard?
Where Is That One
Special Relationship?
JESUS is GOD the SON
(CREATOR of the Universe and all Life!)
Hebrews 1:2-3 NIV
2. ...in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son,
whom he appointed heir of all things, and through
whom he made the universe.
3. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the
exact representation of his being, sustaining all things
by his powerful word.
Hebrews 3:3-4 NIV
3. Jesus has been found worthy of greater honour
than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater
honour than the house itself.
4. For every house is built by someone, but God is
the builder of everything.
THE SAVIOUR (GOD in human form)
Born of the Virgin Mary
Matthew 1:23 NIV
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a
son, and they will call him Immanuel” – which means,
“God with us.”
Isaiah 9:6 NIV
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his shoulders. And he will be
called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting
Father, Prince of Peace.”
John 8:23-24 NIV
23. But he continued, “You are from below; I am
from above. You are of this world; I am not of this
world.
24. I told you that you would die in your sins; if you
do not believe that I am [the one I claim to be], you
will indeed die in your sins.”
John 14:6 NIV
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the
life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
No other person can save you or give you hope
and eternal life.
How to know JESUS as your
personal Saviour:
If you would like to know JESUS as your personal
Saviour from sin, pray the following prayer followed
by studying The Holy Bible and get involved with a
local Christian church.
Pray this sincere prayer, meaning it with all your heart,
and God will give you eternal life, right now!
“Dear Lord, I am a sinful person who needs You. I turn from
my sins and surrender my heart and life to You, right now.
Save me dear God and make me Your child. Thank You for
coming to Bethlehem, and for dying for me to pay for my sins.
Help me to live for You all the rest of my life.” Amen
If you would like to talk to someone further about
how to begin a personal relationship with Jesus
Christ, please call toll free 1-888-NeedHim and view
the website:
www.NeedHim.org
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A Long Awakening
by Lindsey O’Connor
Revell, a Division of
Baker Publishing Group
9780800723170 • $15.99
The riveting true story
of a life-threatening coma,
a miraculous awakening,
and the long quest to regain
what was lost.
“The day our baby came
into the world was the day
I left. A day that began all
smiles and excitement and
anticipation and joy ended
with running and panic and blood and tears. And then
coma. I lay suspended in the deep, my newborn unknown.
Nothingness. Layers where dark pulled from below, light
called from above, and me, trapped in between, longing
to break the surface. To live.”
“Forty-seven days later when I first saw my husband’s
face leaning close to me, I knew where, and who, I was.
But other things took much longer to know. Learning
to restitch life – and love – when everything’s changed,
and finding who we are afterward, can be the longest
journey of all.”
He Wins, She Wins
by Dr. Willard F. Harley Jr.
Revell, a Division of
Baker Publishing Group
9780800723187 • $17.99
What’s different about
the He Wins, She Wins approach
is the ultimate goal
– for you and your spouse to
grow in your love for each
other. This win-win model
for negotiation starts with
a simple rule: Never do
anything without an enthusiastic
agreement between
you and your spouse.
Dr. Harley shows you how to overcome obstacles to
resolving marital conflicts the right way & how every
decision you make together will increase your love for
each other. He will explain the art of marital negotiation
& will walk you through the five most common sources
of conflict in marriage:
• friends and family
• career and time management
• finances
• children
• sex
Return To Me
by Lynn Austin
Bethany House, a Division
of Baker Publishing
Group • 9780764208980 •
$16.99
After decades of exile,
the prophesies are coming
true – King Cyrus has declared
the Jews may return
to Jerusalem. Iddo, a priest,
is sure this is a sign of
God’s renewed favour. For
too long they’ve remained
in Babylon, and many, including Iddo’s sons, are losing
the faith that sets them apart. And so only a few choose
to leave everything to return – return to their home and
their God.
Nothing about their journey to the Promised Land is
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easy. As hardships mount, even the faithful, like Iddo’s
beloved wife, Dinah, question the sacrifice of following
God’s leading. Zechariah, Iddo’s oldest grandson, feels
torn between his grandfather’s ancient beliefs and the
family they left behind. But one life-changing encounter
with the Holy One gives him insight that will change
Zechariah – and history – forever.
A Bride for Keeps
by Melissa Jagears
Bethany House, a Division
of Baker Publishing
Group • 9780764211683 •
$16.99
Everett Cline will never
humiliate himself by seeking
a mail-order bride. Not
again. He’s already been
jilted by three mail-order
brides and figures a wife just
isn’t in his future. However,
a well-meaning neighbour
hasn’t given up on seeing
him settled, so she goes behind his back to bring yet
another woman to town for him.
Julia Lockwood has never been anything more than a
pretty pawn for her father or a business acquisition for her
former fiance. A mail-order marriage in faraway Kansas
is a last resort, but she’ll do anything to leave her life in
Massachusetts and the heartbreak she’s experienced there.
The Reason for My Hope
by Billy Graham
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 9780849922046 • $17.99
Salvation is what we all long for, when we are
lost or in danger or have made a mess of our lives.
And salvation belongs to us, when we reach out for
the only One who can rescue us – Jesus.
The saving message
of the Gospel is
the heartbeat of
this preacher and
evangelist. Millions
around the world
have heard Billy
Graham proclaim this
unchanging truth. He
has never forgotten
the transformation of
his own life, when he
first said yes to God’s
gift of salvation, and he has witnessed multitudes
turn their hearts to the God of Hope.
The Reason for My Hope: Salvation presents the essence
of that transformative message. It is Biblical
and timeless, and though simple and direct, it is far
from easy. There are hard words, prophetic words,
directed toward a culture that denies the reality of
sin and distracts us from the veracity of Hell. But
through its ominous warnings shines a light that
cannot be extinguished – a beacon of hope that
Jesus came “to seek and to save that which was
lost” (Luke 19:10).
Billy Graham, the world-renowned author, preacher, and
evangelist, has delivered the Gospel message to more people
face-to-face than anyone in history and has ministered on
every continent of the world. Millions have read his inspirational
classics, including Angels, The Secret of Happiness,
Peace with God, The Holy Spirit, Hope for the Troubled
Heart, and How to be Born Again.
Although Everett doesn’t see how a beautiful, cultured
woman like Julia could be happy sharing his simple life, he
could really use a helpmate on his homestead. Determined
to prove she’s more than just a pretty face, Julia agrees to
a marriage in name only. Can Everett and Julia ever let
each other in long enough to fall in love?
An Untamed
Heart
by Lauraine Snelling
Bethany House, a Division
of Baker Publishing
Group • 9780764202032 •
$16.99
Twenty-year-old Ingeborg
Strand is certain she is
destined to be an old maid.
It’s not that she’s lacked suitors,
but now she no longer
can have the one she loved.
With the future looking bleak, her mother suggests that
she leave Norway and start afresh in America, as so many
others have done before her. But how will she accomplish
that with little money and no one to accompany her?
Roald Bjorklund is a widower who has been planning
to go to America, lured by the promise of free land. He’s
a good man, a hard-working man – with a young son who
desperately needs a mother. Ingeborg can tell Roald is
interested in her, but what about love?
Synopses supplied by
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A new style of theatre coming to the stage
Canadian playwright Ins Choi’s Subway
Stations of the Cross will kick off a new
season for Calgary’s Fire Exit Theatre in
October. On the heels of his debut play
Kim’s Convenience which has just opened
Theatre Calgary’s 2013-14 season, Choi is
probably one of the rare artists to have his
own works performed back to back with
two theatre companies in Calgary.
Val Lieske, artistic director of Fire
Exit Theatre, provided some information
on Subway Stations of the Cross. It is a
Classic play coming to Rosebud
Rosebud, AB – It is often said that it takes
a village to raise a child. Well, in Rosebud
it takes a hamlet to create a play. Our
Town, one of the greatest plays of all time,
opened on the historic Opera House Stage
in September and plays until October 19.
Over 50 people from this ‘little hamlet with
a big heart’ are busy rehearsing, designing
and building it.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play, written
by Thornton Wilder, is a timeless drama
about life in the village of Grover’s Corners,
New Hampshire. It tells the story of
two young neighbours, George Gibbs and
Emily Webb, whose childhood friendship
blossoms into romance, culminating in a
rather chaotic marriage ceremony. Narrated
by an all-knowing stage manager,
the play chronicles the seemingly ordinary
– but ultimately profound and universal –
lives of the town’s residents, including Joe
the newspaper boy, Howie the milkman,
family physician Dr. Gibbs, young Wally
Webb, temperamental choir conductor
Simon Stinson and many others.
Morris Ertman, Artistic Director of
Rosebud Theatre and the director of this
production has wanted to produce this play
for some 35 years. “Our Town is a theatrical
classic and one of the most beloved and
most produced plays in North America,”
he said. “This year, the play is 75 years old,
and we at Rosebud Theatre are simply delighted
that it is a big part of our own 30th
Anniversary Season.” He added, “Rosebud
is a place where life is chronicled. We live
out the notion that art is an extension of
life and life is a reflection of art, a perspective
we share with Thornton Wilder. It’s as
if this play was written for our stage and
our stage was created to produce this play.
There is a palpable air of excitement in the
hamlet right now.”
And there should be. The production is
comprised of resident company members,
apprentices from Rosebud School of the
Arts (RSA), and guest artists from across
the country.
Our Town plays until October 19 on the
Rosebud Opera House Stage. Adult/
Senior tickets range from $59 to $71 plus
GST. Tickets include a buffet meal at the
Rosebud Mercantile. Group rates available.
To purchase tickets for this limited
engagement, please contact the Rosebud
Theatre Box Office at 1-800-267-7553 or
www.rosebudtheatre.com.
one-man performance but delivered in a
multi-media format. The one character is a
homeless man on a subway platform, using
spoken words, poetry, music, and humour
to bring God’s message to the public.
Lieske first met Choi in 2010 when
he came with a collective of artists from
Toronto to perform a
Christmas play called
Two Thousand Candles
with Fire Exit Theatre.
One of the vignettes
in that play featured a
homeless man played
by Choi. “He does this
lovely, spoken word, poetry
that was fantastic.
And I fell in love with
that character,” Lieske
recalled. Talking with
Choi afterwards she
learned that he already
had the idea of writing
a longer piece for this character, “and that
was sort of the end of that conversation.”
Fast forward to 2013, Choi’s debut
play Kim’s Convenience has been a hit and is
touring the country. It “has become this
phenomenon in Canada,” Lieske said. So
right after Theatre Calgary had announced
their new season and she knew that Kim’s
Convenience was to be their opener, Lieske
immediately contacted Choi and continued
with the conversation back in 2010,
congratulating and inviting him to be Fire
Exit’s guest artist to kick off their new season.
Choi was thrilled, for the timing was
perfect. He would finish Theatre Calgary’s
Playwright Ins Choi.
run on a Sunday, and on Wednesday hop
over to perform Subway Stations of the Cross
at Fire Exit.
“This is not your traditional, linear,
multi-cast play that necessarily has a
beginning, middle, and end. I think it’s a
little more…organic maybe is the word,”
Lieske said. A multi-media
style of performance
with spoken words, poetry
and music could
well appeal to today’s
multi-tasking generation.
That is the group
theatres are always trying
to attract.
“By their very nature,
the youngsters now are
watching television, listening
to music, and playing
on their iPhone at
the same time. That’s
how they learn, that’s
how they are entertained, that’s how they
communicate and want to be communicated
to,” Lieske noted. Other than just
being passive viewers, audiences will be
given a chance to interact with Choi in a
talkback, Q and A session, at the end of
every performance.
Subway Stations of the Cross is a refreshing
new style of performance to start
Fire Exit Theatre’s new season. It runs
from October 2 – 6, nightly at 7:30 at the
Engineered Air Theatre, Epcor Centre for
the Performing Arts. Saturday and Sunday
additional matinee at 2 pm. Tickets online
at www.fireexit.ca
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Music Review
Love & The Outcome
Love & The Outcome
The newest Canadian act to come out with a CD on a
major Christian label isn’t really all that new.
Late August saw the continent-wide release of
Winnipeg’s Love & The Outcome on U.S. music giant,
Word/Curb Records.
But anyone closely following
the Canadian Christian music
scene will instantly recognize lead
vocalist, Jodi King.
For the past half-dozen years,
the effervescent King had been
gradually building a solo career,
touring extensively in Canada,
slowly establishing herself south
side, and even travelling to Liberia,
the Philippines and China.
Past credits include The Acoustic
and Street Lights EPs, her Little
Smile album, and Listen To The
Angels Christmas project.
Readily available on YouTube
are videos for previous singles like Live For You, as well
as Breathing In, Breathing Out and Happy – where King is
indeed happily surrounded by balloons reminiscent of
Connie Scott on the cover of Heartbeat (1983).
Yet with her guitar-playing husband, Chris Rademaker,
constantly at her side, it became clear that King was not
merely a solo act.
“It just got to the point where I couldn’t imagine doing
this without him,” King relates on the band’s website.
The two had actually met while touring with Winnipeg
native, Jon Buller.
As a husband and wife duo, Love & The Outcome is
patterned much along the lines of former Christian artists,
Out Of The Grey.
King remains up front as the lead vocalist. Meanwhile,
Rademaker offers backing vocals and his guitar skills. All
of the bass tracks on the CD were provided by him.
The couple additionally collaborates
as the primary songwriters.
Yet before making it to the
disc, all of the songs were further
refined by some of the top names
in the business. This includes Ed
Cash, Jason Ingram and Seth
Jones, along with producers Seth
Mosely, Ben Glover, David Garcia
and Jeff Pardo.
Love & The Outcome delivers
a polished pop sound with
definite folk elements, including
the use of mandolin.
The lead single, He Is With Us,
was released in May and climbed
all the way to number 13 on Billboard’s Christian song
chart in the U.S. – a considerable feat for these upstarts
in the American market.
Not surprisingly, the song has done even better at
home in Canada. Making the national Christian radio
charts for 18 consecutive weeks so far, it peaked at third
spot in early August.
But Love & The Outcome is certainly no one-hit
reviewed by Peter Fleck
wonder. All 11 tracks on the CD are amazingly catchy
and well crafted. The potential for further radio success
is enormous.
The duo is also aptly named. It is love that brought the
couple together. And many of the songs speak of God’s
great love along with the outcome of that love.
It begins with the opening tune, When We Love, which
compellingly declares, “When we love someone/We’re the
evidence, the evidence of You/When we love like You
love/We can see You move/You’re alive in us.”
On the official website, King explains, “We want to
inspire people to follow Jesus.”
The songs composed for the inaugural album are certainly
doing a great job of that.
Having previously appeared with Francesca Battistelli
and The Afters, Love & The Outcome is currently on
tour in the U.S. with NewSong.
For these young Canadians, it’s all about love and the
outcome sure looks promising.
Available for $12.99 wherever Christian music is sold.
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