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announcements, information, articles, interviews, and more from Calvary Baptist Edmonton.

Jesus and Taxes

January 10, 2021

My name is Dan Sadowski and I serve on the teaching team of this church. We are back into our teaching series “An Invitation to… My name is Dan Sadowski and I serve on the teaching team of this church. We are back into our teaching series “An Invitation to the Kingdom” where we are going through the book of…

Disciples and the Great Invitation

January 3, 2021

  Happy New Year – and may what we suffered in 2020 bear the fruit of maturity in 2021—the fruit of gratitude, the fruit of…   Happy New Year – and may what we suffered in 2020 bear the fruit of maturity in 2021—the fruit of gratitude, the fruit of focus on what is truly important. I’m glad to have you…

Truth & Reconciliation

August 25, 2020

For our last post in the “Learning from Indigenous Peoples of Canada” teaching series, we will be exporting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the… For our last post in the “Learning from Indigenous Peoples of Canada” teaching series, we will be exporting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Acts of Reconciliation. “The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was formed…

An Excerpt from Unsettling the Word: Biblical Experiments in Decolonization

August 18, 2020

This week we are looking at an excerpt from the book Unsettling the Word: Biblical Experiments in Decolonization. (2018) This book, edited by Steve Heinrichs,… This week we are looking at an excerpt from the book Unsettling the Word: Biblical Experiments in Decolonization. (2018) This book, edited by Steve Heinrichs, is a compilation of writings from over 60 Indigenous and…

A Discussion about Indigenous Spirituality with Mackenzie Brown

August 11, 2020

 What is a medicine wheel? What is the creation story in Indigenous spirituality? What is the significance of tobacco? We are grateful to have the…  What is a medicine wheel? What is the creation story in Indigenous spirituality? What is the significance of tobacco? We are grateful to have the opportunity this week to receive knowledge from storyteller and educator,…

Learning More about Residential Schools

July 28, 2020

This week we are looking at the Residential School system in Canada. These government-mandated, religious schools are one of the most devastating systems of colonial… This week we are looking at the Residential School system in Canada. These government-mandated, religious schools are one of the most devastating systems of colonial injustice in our history. They were formed as an attempt…

Introduction to Powwows with Sissy Thiessen

July 21, 2020

As we move into the third week of our “Learning from the Indigenous Peoples of Canada” series, we wanted to move a step further from… As we move into the third week of our “Learning from the Indigenous Peoples of Canada” series, we wanted to move a step further from online resources, and connect with Indigenous people in our community,…

Indigenous History of Canada 101

July 14, 2020

In order to understand the roots of the systemic injustice we see in Canada today, we must take time to examine Canada’s historical treatment of… In order to understand the roots of the systemic injustice we see in Canada today, we must take time to examine Canada’s historical treatment of Indigenous Peoples. Only in recent years has Canada’s education systems…

Weeds in the Kingdom

July 12, 2020

  A bruised reed He will not break, A smouldering wick – He will not snuff out. This is a prophecy about Jesus told through…   A bruised reed He will not break, A smouldering wick – He will not snuff out. This is a prophecy about Jesus told through Isaiah some 700 years before Jesus would walk among us…

Learning from the Indigenous Peoples of Canada

July 7, 2020

We are, hopefully, all aware of the racial inequality and systemic injustice that is deeply entrenched in Canada’s historical and present-day treatment of Indigenous Peoples.… We are, hopefully, all aware of the racial inequality and systemic injustice that is deeply entrenched in Canada’s historical and present-day treatment of Indigenous Peoples. We must each recognize the role we have played individually,…

The Need for Radical Rototilling

July 5, 2020

  Good Morning Calvary. I’m Phil Webb and I am part of the teaching team at Calvary. Over the last four weeks we have been…   Good Morning Calvary. I’m Phil Webb and I am part of the teaching team at Calvary. Over the last four weeks we have been looking at what the Kingdom of God is all about,…

What is Jesus Doing Today?

June 28, 2020

  Good Morning Calvary. Today we are continuing our teaching series “An Invitation to the Kingdom”. Are you wrestling with a big question right now? A question…   Good Morning Calvary. Today we are continuing our teaching series “An Invitation to the Kingdom”. Are you wrestling with a big question right now? A question that makes you anxious? A question that keeps you awake at…