New book by Candace Cameron Bure helps kids navigate differences with kindness

Candace Cameron Bure is preparing to release a new children's book. 

The book, The Crazy Compromise, teaches kids how to learn how to talk things out, navigate differences and stay connected when even when they don't see eye to eye. 

The book was made in partnership with Generous Family and is targeted at kids between the ages of 2 and 12. 

Bible app for kids celebrates 1 billion stories read

The Bible app YouVersion is celebrating a milestone of having one billion stories completed through their kids' Bible app. 

Not only does YouVersion offer people Bible reading plans, but it also creates and shares Bible-centered experiences for people to engage in faith in a new way. One of those ways is through their Bible App for Kids

'I know God is in control, and my life is in his hands': Altona woman risks it all to help Israel

It’s no secret that one of the most divisive occurrences in the world in 2025 is the conflict between Israel and Hamas, which has caused immense pain and suffering the world over, whether it’s physically or in spirit.  

Perhaps the only thing more consistent than the division is the heart-wrenching stories about life, loss, fear, and hope that emerge from the troubled region.

'They are brave people': Update on Mennonite Centre in Ukraine

A community organization in Ukraine, in part supported by southeastern Manitobans, is giving its all as war continues to rage in the region.

Chris Goertzen is the vice chair of the Friends of the Mennonite Centre in Ukraine, which provides funds for basic needs at it's namesake: the Mennonite Centre in Ukraine.

There, the centre has been serving impoverished Ukrainians for more than 20 years, he says.

Give the Word offering hope through Bibles designed for cancer patients ▶️

Give the Word ministries has recently partnered with another hospital to deliver Bibles designed to encourage people battling cancer. 

"We got an email from the spiritual director at a hospital in Alberta," says Ryan Rempel, staff member at Give the Word. "She was expressing how they have a lot of patients who are looking for answers in dark times. They have a lot of families looking for hope and encouragement." 

Report reveals Russia seriously violates religious freedom in Ukraine

Russia seriously violates religious freedom in the land it illegally occupies in Ukraine, Forum 18 said in a new report.

Torturing and killing pastors and priests, prosecuting residents for exercising religious freedom, banning worship and entire religious communities, closing churches, prosecuting missionaries and banning Scripture as extremist literature are among the most egregious atrocities Forum 18 cited in its March religious freedom survey of occupied Ukraine.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and Unsung Hero take centre stage at Movieguide Awards

A new Christmas film shot in Winnipeg and directed by The Chosen's Dallas Jenkins was recognized over the weekend at the 2025 Movieguide Awards

Based on the international bestseller by Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever follows six siblings, the Herdmans, who sneak into church searching for snacks and walk away with the lead roles in the town pageant.

The film shows viewers how the mischievous stars unwittingly teach a community the true meaning of Christmas. 

'God saved him': Family credits faith for son’s miraculous recovery after school shooting

A young man critically injured in a school shooting in December of last year is on the road to recovery. 

14-year-old River Clardy was left fighting for his life after a 15-year-old girl opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin on Dec. 16, 2024. 

The shooting left three people, including the shooter, dead and six others injured, two with critical injuries. 

Nomadic herdsmen sing Scriptures to their people

In the Northwestern corner of Namibia lies the village of Opuwo. Its name means "end of the road" in Dhimba, the language spoken by residents of Opuwo. But for the Himba people who first heard the Gospel there, Opuwo was not the end of the road. It was the beginning. 

Michael Cardy with MegaVoice tells the story of a local pastor in that region who first felt the Lord calling him to reach the Himba people in 2017. 

At the time, Scripture in Dhimba was scarce.