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Most of a U.S. college football team recently decided to make the decision to follow Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. 

Shorter University, based in Rome, GA, is a private Baptist college. Just before the football season started, all 150 players attended the Sunday service at Life Church.

Pastor Jason Stockton shared the gospel message with the athletes and many of them stood up to accept God for the first time in their lives. 

Annual book market raises money for HSC Children's Hospital

The annual book market is back, offering hundreds of thousands of books for sale to raise money for the HSC Children's Hospital. All proceeds will support patient care and research at the hospital, making this event a wonderful way to contribute to the health of children in need. Read more

It was an item on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ to-do list with about the same ho-hum urgency as breathing, fuelling up the car with the tank on empty, and grabbing bread and milk at the supermarket.

Qualify for the Canadian Football League playoffs? Well, sure. Of course.

Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by editors.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 27, 2024.

1 Corinthians 2:14

The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.

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The University of Winnipeg has announced the hiring of eight Indigenous faculty members across multiple disciplines.

In a press release sent out this week the school says the move is part of its ongoing commitment to reconciliation and enhancing BIPOC representation. These new tenure-track positions span the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Gupta Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health, Faculty of Business and Economics, and Global College.

Philippians 4:8

Thoughts are the thermostat that regulates what we accomplish in life. If I feed my mind upon doubt, disbelief, and discouragement, that is precisely the kind of day my body will experience. If I adjust my thermostat forward to thoughts filled with vision, vitality, and victory, I can count on that kind of day. Thus, you and I become what we think about.

Negotiations to end a strike by grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver have stalled, with the employers' association saying it's "disappointed" with the results of two days of talks. 

A statement from the Western Grain Elevator Association says the employer bargaining unit had increased its offer to settle "outstanding issues," but that was rejected.

Global Affairs Canada began booking blocks of seats on the few remaining commercial flights leaving Lebanon on Friday as it issued another urgent plea for any Canadians in the country to leave immediately.

"Canadians need to leave now and we are helping with that," Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said in a statement on X late Friday afternoon.

"Canada has secured seats for Canadians on the limited commercial flights available. If a seat is available, please take it."

Funeral For:  Arthur H. Toews 
Funeral Date: October 6, 2024 
Arthur H. Toews, 89, of Winnipeg passed away peacefully Thursday, September 26th with his family at his side. Left to mourn his loss, wife Lillian, and his children and grandchildren. 
A memorial service for Arthur H. Toews will be held Sunday, October 6th at 2pm at First Mennonite Church, 922 Notre Dame Street. 
Arrangements by Friends Funeral Service, Winnipeg.