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Psalm 26:4–7

King David knew the sting of unjust treatment as keenly as anyone in history. To keep mistreatment from undermining his relationship with God, he put some resolutions into a song. Having committed to remaining open before the Lord and to remembering His love, David committed to letting God be the judge of others' sin.

    1. Resolved: I will refuse the temptation to get even (vv. 4–5)

This past Saturday (March 29, 2025), Rising Above hosted their "Hope Still Lives" fundraising banquet at the Tara Centre.  There were almost 800 people in attendance with a grand total of $276,382 raised for the non-profit.

The event featured life-changing stories from those who have graduated from Rising Above’s 6-month residential treatment program, a live and silent auction, entertainment, and a dinner.

The 2025 winner of the Juno Award for Contemporary Gospel/Christian Album of the Year for his album is honoured to be recognized. 

On Saturday, Ryan Ofei, a Ghanaian-Canadian artist from Ottawa, Ontario, took home the award for his album Restore, which he released in June 2024. 

"Being recognized in Canada is deeply meaningful," said Ofei in a post on Instagram. "ALL GLORY TO GOD!"

Former reality show star Jinger Duggar Vuolo welcomed a new baby over the weekend. 

On March 29, Jinger and her husband, Jeremy, introduced Finnegan Charles Vuolo to the world.  

"It was a pretty fairly great delivery," said Jinger in a YouTube video. "I'm just so thankful to God that we have this healthy baby boy with us."

Finnegan, who is the couple's third child, but first boy, weighed in at 8 pounds, 1 ounce and was 21 inches long.

Big Daddy Weave's new album and project, Let It Begin, will be released later this spring. 

The Christian band last released their album, When The Light Comes, in 2019. After this, one of their beloved band members, Jay Weaver, passed away unexpectedly. Weaver, the brother of lead singer Mike Weaver, was only 42 years old when he died, leaving behind his wife and their three children. 

With a federal election looming, Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) is launching Vote for Grain, a national campaign to engage grain farmers in the federal election and ensure their voices are heard.

A representative for the Canadian Red Cross says the situation on the ground in Myanmar is "still very dire and tragic" days after a massive earthquake that has killed more than 1,700 people.

Canadian Red Cross operations lead Chiran Livera said teams of staff and volunteers made up of both international and local Red Cross workers were in Myanmar when the quake hit on Friday, and they have been able to distribute help, including water and shelter kits, from warehouses stationed around the country.

Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that more than one-fifth of pollinator species it studied in North America are at risk of extinction.

Isaiah 53:5-6

"But he was pierced for our transgressions,
    he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
    and by his wounds we are healed.
We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
    each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
    the iniquity of us all."

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Psalm 26:2-3

As David endured unfair treatment despite his doing what was right, He cried out to God in the verses of Psalm 26. As we read his anguished lyrics, we will uncover some resolutions David made which kept him (and will keep us) from slipping into bitterness and resentment during times of mistreatment.