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Bethlehem Live sells out two weeks before event
“Our hope and prayer is that many would hear the Good News of Jesus as they come through.” Craig Macartney
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COVID leads to increased interest in homeschooling
When most of Ottawa was forced to lock down last March, homeschooling families were already well positioned in a safer situation. So how are the changes this year affecting homeschoolers? One misconception is that, in normal […]
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An open letter to the readers of Spur Ottawa
When we launched Spur Ottawa, back in September 2015, our hope and vision was to have a news website that told some of the great stories we encountered and heard about through our connections with the Christian community around Ottawa—because there are many. We wanted to promote unity, stir passion, and to “spur one another on toward […]
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Coming back together
While the government now allows faith communities to gather, in many ways those gatherings have changed from what church used to be. Spur Ottawa connected with six different churches to gauge the state of the Body of Christ in Ottawa, what challenges we face, and to hear praise reports […]
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Christmas in box
It’s that time of year again. Christmas is coming, which means Operation Christmas Child is in full swing. Started by Samaritan’s Purse, in 1993, the ministry has given 178 million shoeboxes full of gifts to children around […]
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