It Is Written Canada

The world is full of stories of people who have been badly hurt by the words and actions of others. Traumatic stress has taken its toll on far too many people.  What role does forgiveness play in the healing we are looking for? What is forgiveness? 

Dr. Sereivudh Ly miraculously survived the Cambodian killing fields while he was in his early teens.  Working in brutal labour camps deep in the Cambodian jungle, young Serivudh’s life was unexplainably spared time and again, yet once he was set free, he did not want to live.  He was filled with anger, bitterness, and hatred; suffering from PTSD, he needed help.

Imagine a courageous, godly mother praying to be guided in her journey to raise her young boy to become a man of faith in a foreign country and having to do the unthinkable: leave her son because it is the best option given the circumstances.

Building a budget and sticking to a budget means financial discipline today, for the sake of your future well-being.  Sven Tornlov, along with other financial experts, share with us timeless wisdom on building a budget and sticking to it—and how the Bible gives us direction when it comes to our financial planning.

Both the Bible and Science agree that gratitude really is good for you. But what about if you are going through a very dark moment in your life? How then can you give thanks? How could the angels sing praises when God’s only Son came to a world that was hell-bent on rejecting Him?

Have you ever had a dream that just keeps haunting you?  What about a nightmare where the devil shows up and threatens to end your life?  Salina Irrgang had just such an experience.

Even when we have known Jesus, we sometimes need a fresh look at His grace and a new appreciation of His love for us, especially when we have made a shipwreck of our lives.

As his life unfolded, it felt like one long marathon race, in and out of the hospital, on and off the streets, and in and out of jail.  Going on runs fueled by drugs, and then being nursed back to health.  Blair didn’t know the destination to which he was running; he just knew that he couldn‘t stop running.

Henry Feyerabend was an obedient man of God, a man of faith in the God who is faithful. Henry prayed and trusted, and the money came in unsolicited from people far and wide, day-after-day, month-after-month, and Henry’s television broadcasts stayed on the air for over 50 years and is still going strong.

Henry Feyerabend had a persistent fire burning in his heart to preach, to sing, and to share his love for his Saviour.  50 years ago, Henry had no idea how the LORD was about to amplify his voice to lay down the foundation of what today is a national and international media ministry known as It Is Written Canada.

Imagine the dreams of a father being passed down to his son—the father’s dreams of helping desperately sick people find holistic healing, health, and wellness.  This is the story of Phil Brewer, whose father had a dream to help people escape the constant pathological busyness—the rat race and stress of city life—into the beauties of nature where they would find the fortitude to flourish.

Money and finances are usually not taught in schools, and parents seldom teach their children these subjects at home either.  Today, our special guest, Sven Tornlov, and Anna Flores, will give you practical strategies to assist you in helping your children to make confident financial decisions throughout their lives.

According to marriage researcher, Dr. John Gottman, in his book The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work: “The determining factor for the HAPPINESS of marriage for both men and women was the quality of the couple’s FRIENDSHIP.”  Learn the THREE ingredients to creating safety, friendship, and intimacy in your marriage and other significant relationships.

The human heart is naturally defensive. Pastor Bill Spangler will demonstrate how there is a freedom that comes from honestly acknowledging and owning our words and behavior that have caused pain and the breakdown of relationships, either with God or with those we love.

Marlon and Doreen Cliffe know the frustration of a lonely, disconnected marriage with the ongoing feelings of hopelessness. The good news is that they have also experienced restoration and happiness in their marriage, and they love showing how you can experience it too!

Pastor Mike shares his personal testimony of how God showed him that forgiveness is a choice that we make to release our past and heal our present. It’s giving up believing your past will change. Forgiveness is a choice to live the life you didn’t choose.

Are you tired of yo-yo merry-go-round dieting? You know: the very common cycle of gaining weight  UNINTENTIONALLY and going on a diet to INTENTIONALLY lose weight, and once the target weight is  reached, you fall off the wagon and gain all that weight back again, plus a bit more. Dr. Nadine  Plummer’s clinical focus is weight loss, and in this episode, she outlines her findings and explains in  de...

According to the World Health Organization, Canadians drink more alcohol than the global average. According to Statistics Canada, during the pandemic, many Canadians consumed even more alcohol.

"Are you healthy?" Might seem like an odd question to ask. Surely, it would be easy to know if you're healthy or not, right? Dr. George Cho helps us see how in many ways, yes, it is easy to know if you are healthy, but in many ways, it is also not. 

Chris Bennett is a Civil Engineer and an avid cyclist. In fact, Chris enjoys cycling so intensely that he has taken on some of the world’s most beautiful, most demanding, and longest cycling trails, tracks, paths, and lanes connected by enjoyable wilderness roads. Chris excitedly shares how cycling is a key.

In a remote mountainous region of the Philippines lies a village called Salvacion. The people here live a simple life, making a living as best they can from the jungle. Life is difficult, often complicated by superstition and traditions that can be harmful. For the last seven years, ADRA Canada has been.

Don MacLafferty knows from experience how every moment matters when you risk your life to spend time in countries where practicing Christianity is illegal, and participants could face fines, imprisonment, beatings, or even death.

When Don MacLafferty’s skeleton key finally opened that locked door in Zimbabwe, it led him on an assignment to destroy the devil’s domain.

Don McLafferty’s grandmother faced three impossible heart surgeries, and her God was faithful in  performing every one, with her consent.

Whether you are going through puzzling predicaments, dangerous dilemmas, or heart-wrenching hardships, we invite you to listen carefully and prayerfully to Don MacLafferty’s personal faith building adventures that they may open the eyes of your heart to see how God still lives…even when you wonder.