It has been said that Canada, unlike the United States to the south, has never experienced a nationwide revival. While this is true, there have been local awakenings from time to time that have had considerable impact. This series of articles aims to reintroduce these important stories to the Canadian church. The earliest example is probably that which took place at Conception Bay, Newfoundland, in the late eighteenth century.
Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) regime has undergone one of the most rapid expansions of any assisted dying system in the world since it was legalized in 2016. Today, MAiD accounts for roughly one in every 20 deaths, meaning Canada has the second-highest rate of assisted deaths in the world.
Statistically, my generation, Gen Z, is the loneliest generation in history. The arrival of the pandemic in formative years as well as the ubiquity of personal technology have enabled a seamless shift away from raw human connection.
This ‘Marvel god’, much like a comic-book superhero, appears accessible and appealing, but is in reality nothing more than a caricature of the God of the Bible. He is both distant and near: we can invite him into our lives whenever we please, simply by sending him a signal, as though calling for a superhero.
Stories showed me how my own story of pain fit into the greater story God was weaving, and taught me how to hope again—how to believe in the Greatest Fairytale.
