by Jesse Fontaine | Nov 10, 2017 | Blog
Many are aware of the controversial comments made by Canada’s Governor General, Julie Payette. Since the comments were made at the annual convention of the Canadian Science Policy Centre and were framed as the consensus view of the scientifically educated, it...
by Ezra Byer | Nov 8, 2017 | Blog
Yesterday I heard the news on the radio that former Toronto Blue Jays pitching ace, Roy Halladay, had been involved in a fatal plane crash off the coast of Florida. Even though I had no personal connection with him, he was someone I remember well from my childhood...
by Janan Byer | Nov 2, 2017 | Blog
I bought a dress once for $1.32. Brand spanking new. Of course, it was on clearance, but I didn’t know why I got it for such a good deal. It was so cute! I came home and wore it to church the next Sunday. I was going about my business before services when one...
by Troy Keaton | Oct 19, 2017 | Blog
Within just a few sentences of being introduced as the great prophet Elijah, we find him isolated by the brook known as Chereth (pronounced Ka-reth). This colorful prophet who became a powerful instrument of God is first hated and sought after by the wicked King and...
by Ezra Byer | Oct 19, 2017 | Blog
One of the most encouraging people in our church congregation in Toronto is a man named Peter Walleri. Peter has been with our Discovery Pointe Church family almost since the very beginning. When he first arrived we were still meeting out of a local Boys and Girls...
by Ezra Byer | Oct 19, 2017 | Blog
Recent statistics indicate that growth in Christianity is on the decline in North America. In a recent talk given by Carey Nieuwhof at the Canadian Church Leaders Conference in June, he estimates that only 5% of the Canadian population actually attends a church on a...