Whenever I talk about faith with someone else, I always try to remember that I am joining a conversation that is already in progress. In almost every case, the person I am speaking with has had some connection with a Christ follower… for better or worse! C.S. Lewis once said
Mar 24th 2020Often in my ministry, I have the incredible opportunity to participate in people getting baptized. In most cases, the person being baptized has experienced some really rough times since I serve in inner-city neighbourhoods. What I love about these baptisms is that each person going under the water has experienced
Mar 5th 2019I recently asked a room full of Christian leaders to share the Gospel as they would to a 10-year-old child 3 minutes before they fell asleep. Then I asked them to share the Gospel as they would to a complete stranger on the subway who was getting off at the
Feb 26th 2019When I was a child, my life was disrupted by the grace of God. Somehow, in my little mind, I knew I had sinned — my sin deserves death — God so loved me He sent Jesus to die in my place – and Jesus died and rose again, so
Jan 22nd 2019“I was saying to myself, ‘If I had a tool like that twenty years ago, I probably would have saved myself a lot of headaches,” says Jean-Louis Larabie, a long-time men’s ministry leader in western Quebec’s Outaouais region. “I thought it was a very, very good tool to help local
Oct 9th 2018Held on the day before the Grey Cup, Athletes in Action’s annual Grey Cup Breakfast is a way to show fans that the “stars” of the game are as human as anyone else—and that what really sets these men apart has a lot more to do with their faith than
Nov 21st 2017Witnessing at work can be a little tricky. You can’t use your position as a platform for evangelism, but you are usually allowed to answer questions. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. – 1
Oct 31st 2017Regardless of “profession,” serve God in all you do By Phil Wagler During my first pastoral call I was a tent-maker. Okay, that’s a bit of a misnomer; I didn’t make tents at all. More accurately, I was a lawn-mower, a weed-warrior, a rider of the green and yellow machine that
Aug 23rd 2016The “occupational hazards” of workplace evangelism By Paul H. Boge You’re at your job and see your co-worker. You know him well enough to strike up a conversation. Maybe you’re even friends. You feel a responsibility to tell him about Jesus. And yet you wonder how this may affect your
Aug 16th 2016“She’s a busybody.” “She’s too bossy.” “She’s a real…” Well, you get the idea. If you’ve ever had thoughts like these for a female superior in the workplace, chances are you’re not alone. Women in positions of management are often criticized for being too controlling, too particular, too overbearing, and so forth. But
Aug 9th 2016