The Bishop’s Message: What’s the purpose of the Church?

“Arctic people are “outcome-based” people.” This was one of the first and biggest things that I had to learn when I began writing lessons and preaching in the North. University-educated southerners are trained to hint at your goal, but save it until the end of your message – your conclusion, the final paragraph, where you tie together everything that has been said. Not so with … Continue reading The Bishop’s Message: What’s the purpose of the Church?

Bishop David’s Message: Seeing God’s Provision in the Rear-View Mirror

Rita and I met in Hay River, NWT where we both worked for Canadian National Telecommunications (CNT) the parent company of several phone companies across Canada. We had a good income and plans to use that income to travel the world for two years. Then, during our travels, I got the sense that God was calling me to ministry, a ministry that I could not … Continue reading Bishop David’s Message: Seeing God’s Provision in the Rear-View Mirror

Have I seen God working in a miraculous way?

“Life is full of miracles” By the Rev. Victor Johnson, Priest-in-Charge of Aklavik & Regional Dean of the Mackenzie Delta “Have I seen God working in a miraculous way?” Yes! The straight-forward answer is I have seen and experienced God working in my life, family, and ministry back in Southeast Asia for the past 17 years of Pastoral Ministry and these last 8 years in … Continue reading Have I seen God working in a miraculous way?