Posts From Editor
The Compassion Experience comes to Ottawa
The room is dim; a dirty concrete floor with cold cinderblock walls imposing on three sides. The only light shines through the thick steel bars. It feels so real, just like the Nairobi prison where 9-year-old Jey was held, but a child’s voice reminds you that this is a story of hope. “That’s when […]
Read full article
Banking on discipleship
Christians are called by God to be a “Good News” people. Bringing hope to a languishing world, they are must stand as a counterculture in a world of darkness. This mandate has sweeping implications that believers embrace, socially and personally. Yet in one of society’s major challenges the Church struggles to differentiate […]
Read full article
Pursuing Kingdom goals
One might think a university athlete would have aspirations of a professional sports career or a job in the business or marketing side of their sport. For Paul Huggins, however, God had […]
Read full article
Shopping for a mission
It may look like other consignment stores, with racks of clothing, aisles of furniture, and shelves with dishes, books, and toys. At Bibles for Missions, if you stop and […]
Read full article
Ottawa’s Christian schools unite for expo
In Canada’s landscape of aggressive secularism and competing social agendas, Christian parents are increasingly turning to private religious schools for their children’s education. Yet, researching the options to find the best fit can be a challenge. A large group of Christian […]
Read full article
Loving evangelism
Evangelism: noun. To boldly proclaim the gospel. As in, most Christians firmly believe in evangelism, but find it quite scary. While that definition may be true, Tony Hedrick believes evangelism does not need to […]
Read full article
A young revival
Returning home after six months immersed in discipleship and missions, Jessica Martin thought she was alone. Her time in Vietnam, where the communist […]
Read full article
World Watch List spotlights most oppressive countries for Christians
Open Doors Canada released the 2019 World Watch List on Wednesday, January 30, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, in Ottawa. “Published annually, the […]
Read full article
Live videos from CAPITALYZE conference
Spur Ottawa was on location at the CAPITALYZE conference. CAPITALYZE was a major conference celebrating the unity the Ottawa Church has walked in […]
Read full article
From Africa to Ottawa: A missionary kid’s journey to an unfamiliar land
The great distraction of materialism was almost non-existent, replaced with a simplicity that makes one content. I lived my days climbing trees, kicking up dust on the soccer field, and reading books with my friends […]
Read full article