letter from Canada
Welcoming refugees: an act of grace
Lorna Ashworth
Hospitality appears to be one of many natural outpourings in response to encountering the saving grace of Christ.
In Acts 16 Lydia, the seller of purple goods, opens her home to Paul and Silas after the Lord opened her heart. Only a few verses later, the Philippian jailer is washing the wounds of Paul and Silas and bringing them into his home to feed them, all the while rejoicing in his new-found faith in Christ. Something happens when we meet Jesus; we begin to love our neighbour.
letter from Canada
Chinese Canadians are a humbling example
Lorna Ashworth
Fourteen months ago, I arrived in Vancouver to take on a role at St John’s Anglican Church (formerly known as St John’s Shaughnessy).
For Anglicans, this church will stir up various associations; the home of J.I. Packer, the Rector David Short who spoke at the ReNew Conference and Bible by the Beach, and the strong connections with GAFCON.