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  • What Being Pro-Life Means to Me- Andy Hanson

    We can’t be pro-life if we don’t know what being pro-life means. God, as the creator of all life, is decidedly pro-life. The LORD was deliberate in how he created life and gave special status to humanity.
    September 21, 2015
  • Point-counterpoint: Don't Defund Planned Parenthood

    The CRCNA is resolutely pro-life, which includes opposing the practice of abortion. Pro-life people are not in agreement over whether defunding Planned Parenthood is the answer. Will defunding this organization actually reduce abortions?
    September 18, 2015
  • Point-counterpoint: Defund Planned Parenthood

    At the OSJ, we are hearing both arguments for and against defunding Planned Parenthood recently. Pro-life people are not in agreement over whether defunding it is the answer. So we are hosting a point-counterpoint set of articles--one CRC member writing for defunding the organization, and another writing against defunding it.
    September 14, 2015
  • Loving our Enemies on 9/11

    On 9/11 the West was suddenly confronted with the reality of Islamic extremism in the form of Al-Qaeda and the ideology of Osama Bin Laden. We all woke up to the dangers of fundamentalism. This was...
    September 11, 2015
  • Racial Justice in the Reading Classroom

    After noticing that some of the books we grew up reading were less than inclusive and made for attitudes about our neighbors that had to be unlearned, we started wondering...how do parents and...
    September 10, 2015
  • Finding Justice-Minded Books for Kids- Part 2

    Books that are imaginative and creative also help our kids develop a sense of wonder, curiosity, and possibility. These are helpful traits when imagining what a world that is different than the status quo could be like, an important aspect of working for justice.
    August 31, 2015
  • Finding Justice-Minded Books for Kids

    Depending on where you live, the new school year is either quickly approaching or has already begun! After noticing that some of the books we grew up reading were less than inclusive and made for...
    August 28, 2015
  • Westside CRC Lives the 8th Fire

    A Muslim man from Iran, a few students from the CRC campus ministry Geneva House, several First Nations or Metis people, and a couple dozen other members of churches from across Kingston gathered at...
    August 26, 2015
  • Jesus Work

    When explaining the ministry of Humanity for Prisoners in many of my public presentations, I refer to our daily advocacy as “Jesus Work.” I know that, in the minds of many people, the thought response...
    August 17, 2015