MEET THE STUDENTS... STEVE! |
Steve is a first-year Pastoral Leadership student who was born in Kuwait in 1990, shortly before the first Gulf War when Saddam Hussein led Iraq to invade Kuwait. Steve’s father was a Kuwaiti businessman and multi-millionaire just a year away from graduating to become an imam (a Muslim cleric). When Iraq attacked, he and his family tried to escape to Saudi Arabia but were turned away because (incredibly) of soccer issues, but also that there were already too many Kuwaitis. The only place to flee was Iraq! Kuwait was considered a ‘ninth state’ by the Iraqi regime anyway, so the family lived in the town of Al Basarah for two years. When they tried to return to their homeland of Kuwait ...read more |
MEET THE STUDENTS... EMMANUEL! |
| Recently I took the opportunity to interview the Reverend Emmanuel Sadarak, an Anglican priest and a first-year student at CFN. Born and raised in Sudan by Christian parents, it was not until Jesus approached him and called him to follow that he came to faith. Upon his receiving Christ and subsequent baptism, his father gave to him a new name, Emmanuel: “God with us.” ...read more |
BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN EMBODIMENT |
This past Tuesday, November 13, Sarah Steele blessed CFN students with an open lecture on Biblical Perspectives on Human Embodiment. The overarching question from the information received was, What do we think of our physical bodies and is that in line with the perspectives we see in the Bible?
In general, there is ill relationship with our physical bodies. Some feel disconnected from their bodies, others feel ashamed of them, while many spend their days indulging or depriving their bodies. Is this a new thing? Well, there are a number of contributing factors which have fed this disconnect, such as the industrial revolution, fast food revolution, as well as the influences of mass media, social media and pop culture. ...read more |
AND KNOWLEDGE SHALL INCREASE |
By Sean O'Leary
Qoheleth, the Preacher of Ecclesiastes, asserts “he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.” Solomon, as we know the Preacher to be (“son of David, king in Jerusalem;” Ecc. 1:1) applied his mind to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. This same Solomon, who when granted by God anything his king’s heart desired chose wisdom so as to govern wisely God’s people, was indeed renowned as the wisest man of his day, perhaps of any day. ...read more |
THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES |
by Gerald Nussbaum
As noted in an earlier post, we are eagerly awaiting the completion of the new college housing. We also have an ongoing project to raise the funds for the furniture needed to complete the apartments. ...read more |
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Christ For The Nations Bible College is located in the valley just east of Vancouver, British Columbia, close to Langley city center.
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NEW Housing Location
CFN is pleased to announce BEAUTIFUL NEW Student Housing apartments now located adjacent to the campus property, just a short walk away from grocery stores, restaurants, banks, and shopping....more info |
