After hearing the truth about her mother, Jolly Grace faced confusion and a host of emotions, which caused her to question her sense of reality and identity. She turned to God, and He provided a core group of friends and put a song in her heart, assuring her that He saw her and He loved her.
Neil Peralta was the only witness to a murder. A woman, who was living in the lower level of his house, was murdered by her husband. At the age of 14, Neil overheard screaming coming from downstairs. When the screaming subsided, the bloodstained father came upstairs carrying a knife in one hand and his five-month-old baby girl in the other. The baby girl’s name was Jolly Grace.
Imagine receiving a letter that will change your life. It’s a letter that is more life-changing than one informing you that you have been accepted into the educational institution of your dreams or one informing you of an inheritance or a letter informing you that the one you love, loves you too.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) really hit him hard. If he didn’t do something about it, it would become a slippery slope he couldn’t climb back out of. Eventually, it struck him that his only wise choice would be to seek help. After serving his country in the Canadian Armed Forces for many years, Otto Castillo faced the challenges of PTSD.
At the age of 18, Yevgeniy Vasmout’s faith was tested when he arrived at the military base in Russia to complete his two years of mandatory military training. Hear the story of what happened when he stood up against powerful army commanders because of his Seventh-day Adventist beliefs.
See how science is proving that human beings are literally engineered for love and connection.
Retired bus driver, Johnny Barnes, courageously changed the island of Bermuda with three words: “I Love You.”
Maurice Hinds set three goals for his life, and once he achieved all three, Life showed him there was still more — much more!
Have you noticed that each day you are bombarded by a wealth of information? Sometimes it charges at you like a herd of wild animals. When this happens, you can become so overwhelmed that you don’t know what is supposed to receive your undivided attention. In this short message, you’ll learn how to pay attention to what really matters.
Do you admire people who are so decisive — who know what they want and aren’t afraid to go for it? Would you like to be one of those people? Experience what the key is to being a more decisive person.
We continue with the second part of Reema's struggle to find self-worth, purpose and trust after a traumatic experience of abuse. How could she possibly manage to move forward and share her story?
Reema struggled to find self-worth, purpose and trust after a traumatic experience of abuse. How could she possibly manage to move forward and share her story?
Orange Shirt Day is a day when we honour the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada. Based on Phyllis Webstad’s story, Orange Shirt Day in Canada has come to signify the healing journey from feelings of worthlessness to experiencing a mindset of significance and value.
What’s the best way to grow stronger physically and spiritually? Find out by listening to today’s Daily Living.
This is our capstone meeting of It Is Written Canada’s 2020 Virtual Partnership Event. Thank you for coming to experience the music and the message. You are an invaluable part of this mission, and meeting with you and showing you the results of your commitment is a vital component of this media and evangelism ministry. We look forward to sharing with you the results of this past year at our online partnership event. Thank you for partnering with the Holy Spirit to spread the Gospel across our gr...
This was the first meeting of It Is Written Canada’s 2020 Virtual Partnership Event. You are an invaluable part of this mission, and meeting with you and showing you the results of your commitment is a vital component of this media and evangelism ministry. We look forward to sharing with you the results of this past year at our online partnership event. Thank you for partnering with the Holy Spirit to spread the Gospel across our great nation and beyond. Through your generous, sacrificial giving...
What would life look like if we all got along? What would it look like if you could go to work and know that people would cooperate with one another and even enjoy being with each other? We want to share with you the best way to remove friction and assure that you will be able to work together in peace, harmony and unity with others within your friendship circle, within your family, at your work, and within your neighbourhood and your church.
Whenever you magnify your fears and failures or the injustices and countless trials of life, they can convince you that life is not worth living. If you have, we want to share with you how your heart can be flooded with confidence, hope and peace — how you can become invincible — like David fighting Goliath.
It has been said that there are four cancers plaguing human relationships, and all four begin with the letter C. When any one of these four cancers barge into our lives, we become too emotionally charged and stirred up to think straight. Discover what these four cancers are and how to eliminate them from your life.
How would you feel if someone affirmed you by saying, “I have complete confidence in you!”? The truth is the LORD affirms you with those actual words. Take a look at this from the Word of God. The Apostle Paul told the believers in Corinth: “I rejoice, because I have complete confidence in you” (2 Corinthians 7:16 ESV). Paul knew these were divisive, immoral, fault-finding human beings. They were being ripped apart by complaining, criticizing, comparing and competing with one another, and yet he...
Have you noticed how worries tend to barge into your life and rob you of your peace? You may not realize that the solution to your worries lies in hitting the pause button and deciding to live one moment at a time. Nothing is worth more than this moment! Don’t miss it! Learn how to live in the moment.
Perhaps there are clouds in your life today. It is often helpful to see that clouds also carry rain, which is refreshing and revitalizing. Job 37:21 further tells us how “Men see not the bright light which is in the clouds.” Remember this: there is never a cloud without a bright light.
Terry Fox was a courageous dreamer who just wouldn’t give up, yet his mother Betty described him as "a very ordinary young man." And that’s what it takes to be a hero: it takes very ordinary people, like Terry Fox, or like you and me — who unselfishly attempt extra-ordinary, heroic acts of service for the sake of others.
If you are feeling defeated right now, turn to the Lord in prayer and ask Him for strength to keep getting up!
Every one of us, with all our shades of individuality, is a descendent of a single pair, Adam and Eve. Our Saviour designed us to live in harmony with His prayer that we would be one just as He and His Father are one (John 17:22), and here is the beauty about this oneness — this unity: it does not mean uniformity. Christ and His Father are two distinct persons, held together in perfect unity with the Holy Spirit by the bond of their identity: “God is love” (1 John 4:8).
During this pandemic, Canadians are spending an average of 10 hours a day sitting in front of a screen of some kind — a tablet, smart phone, TV, or computer. This is important because what you look at will change you. We want to challenge you to give the Bible a chance.
As we celebrate Canada Day with burgers, poutine, maple syrup and Nanaimo bars, may we be reminded of another celebration that is coming soon.
What qualities has your dad modelled to you? Why do you respect him?
During this Pandemic, the average Canadian is spending nearly 20 times more hours per week using screen-driven media than they do taking in spiritual content. Why not give God some of your time?
Pastor Mike and René Lemon interview Gem Castor, a missionary whose message is “absolute reliance” upon the power of God.
