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How this NBA player is using a shoe to honour God

An NBA veteran is reminding Christians and young athletes to embrace their faith boldly, despite what others think.

Jonathan Isaac from the Orlando Magic unveiled a signed pair of Judah 1 sneakers as part of the latest addition to the Museum of the Bible.

The shoes are part of the "Impact of the Bible" exhibit, which shows how God has influenced different aspects of life such as art, education, and architecture.

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Lecrae releases first studio album in three years

For the first time in three years, four-time Grammy Award-winning artist Lecrae has released a new studio album.

Reconstruction features several collaborations, including Madison Ryann Ward, Torey D’Shaun, Jackie Hill Perry, Propaganda, MEEZO!, Aklesso, and Hollyn.

"When life feels like it’s unravelling, God may be shaking the foundations, not to destroy us, but to rebuild something deeper, truer," Lecrae said on social media.

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Tasha Layton drops powerful new song with Rachael Lampa

Author and singer Tasha Layton has released a new single ahead of the upcoming album, Life In Me.

The new track, "The One You Love," features fellow powerhouse, Rachael Lampa.

"This song really speaks to who we are in Christ," shares Tasha Layton. "When the world says so many things about who I am and who I'm not, I can rest in the beautiful truth that...I am the one He loves. Nothing else matters more than that. It's a soul-satisfying truth that brings us peace despite our circumstances."

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Canola meeting results in three key initiatives

When it comes to restoring our canola trade with China, the Canadian canola industry wants to see action and engagement from all levels of government with everyone working together to protect our market share.

Premier Scott Moe along with his Agriculture Minister Darryl Harrison and Trade and Export Minister Warren Kaeding met with federal/provincial canola groups, as well as exporters, canola crush and value-added companies.

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From death to life: The miracle that changed the Smallbone family forever

Courtney Smallbone recently opened up about the miracle of her son after he essentially died in his crib.

Smallbone, the wife of Luke Smallbone of for KING & COUNTRY, was recently sharing her son's miracle story on the Heaven Meets Earth Podcast with Abigail Robertson and Ryan Bethea.

The couple have four children. When their third child, Leo, was just eight weeks old, they thought they had lost him.

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Crown won't appeal hockey players' acquittals on sex assault charges: defence lawyer

The Crown will not appeal the acquittals of five former world junior hockey players after their high-profile sexual assault trial, one of the defence lawyers in the case said Thursday.

Daniel Brown, who represented Alex Formenton, said he has been informed of the prosecutors' decision. The Ministry of the Attorney General did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Formenton, Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote were all acquitted of sexual assault, and McLeod of a separate charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.

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Air Canada ramping up operations to near full schedule by Friday

Air Canada says it expects to be operating close to its full network schedule by Friday.

The airline says it is continuing to ramp up its operations in a press release Thursday.

This comes after the airline reached a tentative deal with the union representing its flight attendants on Tuesday to end a strike that began on Saturday.

The strike disrupted the airline's operations, resulting in the cancellation of flights.

Mark Nasr, Air Canada's chief operations officer, said in the release that the airline is restoring operations ahead of its plan.

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The Sovereign Potter

By now in our Christian walk we hardly need the reminder that life is not a cloud-nine utopia. It is a terribly unrealistic view to think that Christ helps you live happily ever after; it's downright unbiblical! Most of life is learning and growing, falling and getting back up, forgiving and forgetting, accepting and going on.

We know the sovereign Potter is working with our clay as He pleases.