Canadian Evangelism

Josh, Alana and me During Alpha's Alpha for Catholics Coordinator Josh Canning's recent Alberta visit, we were interviewed by a reporter for the publication, "Western Catholic Reporter." Or rather, he was interviewed and I sat in. The article is now out and you can read it here. I think it is a fairly balanced article, reflecting Alpha in a positive light, although I don't remember giving the final quote attributed to me. Everything we can do, every effort we can make, every inroad we can establish to make use of Alpha as a tool for reaching our communities and our country, is worth the effort we put into it. Cross-posted here. Blessings, John

Jesus said, "Go and make disciples." He also said we would be his witnesses to the ends of the earth. He also said he would be with us. I like this video. I think it speaks to all of the above. Thanks to Elaine. Blessings, John

Amy, Alana, me, Josh In front of the Western Catholic Reporter, after our appointment with the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton. Josh Canning is Alpha's National coordinator for Alpha for Catholics. He was here for three days this week. He and I had a number of appointments with various Catholic parishes in the Edmonton area. Every one of them was extremely encouraging. There is a lot of awareness out there of Alpha as an effective tool for evangelization, and a certain eagerness among pastors to get Alpha going in their parishes. Some are already going ahead, most notably, Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) in Sherwood Park. The driving force in that parish is Alana (in the picture above.) Amy, (also above) is our Alpha Youth coach. It is her passion to see Alpha in every high and junior high school (both Catholic and public) in the province, and equipping students to run it. After a meeting in the Archdiocesan office, we went over to the offices ...

Saturday morning and I'm in a writing mood. It is my turn to give the devotional message on our Monday morning Alpha Canada conference call, and I've been thinking of Isaiah 65:1-2:   I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’ All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursuing their own imaginations— God longs for every one of us, all His people, to come to Him. He so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, not just for certain preselected people. He offers everyone, throughout all time and over all the earth, the opportunity to know Him. There are various ways in which He has done this. He has made himself known through His Creation: The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal...