Canadians urged to act as online sexual exploitation of children persists globally
Content warning: This article includes discussion of child sexual exploitation and trafficking.
A growing global crisis
The online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) is an alarming crime that sees adults in one country paying adults in another to livestream the abuse of children. Lorianne Dueck Rebello, Advocacy and Public Engagement Lead at International Justice Mission Canada (IJM), says it’s a crime that tragically implicates Canadians. (see report/research https://www.ijm.ca/scaleofharm)
Verse of the day: June 9
Matthew 7:13-14
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
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"Good Job!"
Psalm 139:17
Most of us are good at criticizing ourselves and finding fault with what we have done or failed to do. I'd like to suggest an alternate plan—spend some of your leisure time finding pleasure and satisfaction in what you have done as well as in who and what you are.
Sound too liberal? Why? Since when is a good self-esteem liberal?
There are times we need to tell ourselves, "Good job!" when we know that is true.
'Nothing is too heavy for Him': Worship night unites people in Christ
Over 1000 people gathered on Sunday evening at Calvary Temple for the last Bread We Break session of the season.
Bread We Break, or BWB, as it's commonly referred to as, is a citywide, interdenominational worship night. It began in 2012 as an associate ministry of The Meeting Place. It has now expanded and has a separate ministry in Vancouver.
Sunday evening included a time of worship, prayer, communion, and fellowship, following the event's conclusion.
House fire on Manitoba Avenue sends 2 people to hospital
Two people are in hosptial following a fire Sunday afternoon.
The blaze broke out just before 1:40 p.m. in a single-storey home in thr 100 block of Manitoba Avenue.
The fire was extinguished before crews arrived. However, firefighters still checked over the scene for hot spots.
Everyone in the house evacuated before fire crews arrived. Three people were assessed by paramedics, and two were taken to hospital, one in unstable condition and the other in stable condition.
It's believed the fire was caused by unattended cooking.
Funnel clouds possible in Winnipeg and across southern Manitoba today
Environment Canada warns of possible landspout tornadoes
A special weather statement has been issued for a broad swath of southern Manitoba, warning of conditions favourable for the development of funnel clouds on Sunday.
The alert applies to multiple regions, including Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Morden-Winkler, Steinbach, Selkirk-Gimli, and communities stretching east to the Whiteshell and north to Fisher River and Hecla.
Faith, fellowship, and fun: CHVN listeners gather at rainy Goldeyes game
More than 100 members of the CHVN family braved the rain to gather at Blue Cross Park Saturday night for Faith Night with the Winnipeg Goldeyes.
Rain returns, but the CHVN family shines
For the second year in a row, the weather brought a downpour and another game delay. But that didn’t dampen the spirits of CHVN listeners, who took the chance to enjoy some extended fellowship on the concourse while waiting for the game to start.
Bank of Canada head Tiff Macklem says mandate should evolve in a 'shock-prone' world
Tiff Macklem is wearing an Edmonton Oilers pin as he reflects on coming very close to beating big odds.
It's a significant day for the governor of the Bank of Canada: he's just laid out his reasons to the entire country and a global audience for keeping the central bank's benchmark interest rate steady for a second straight time.
That night is also Game 1 of the NHL's Stanley Cup finals; Macklem ends his press conference with a hearty "Go Oilers!"
Verse of the day: June 8
Habakkuk 3:19
The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.
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Full of Grace and Truth
John 1:17
While thinking back on his days with Jesus, John (one of The Twelve) remembers there was something about Him that was like no one else, during which time His disciples "beheld His glory." His uniqueness was that incredible "glory," a glory that represented the very presence of God. In addition, this glorious One was "full of grace and truth."
Pause and let that sink in.
It was His glory mixed with grace and truth that made Him different.