Bart Millard of MercyMe talked with CHVN about the new movie based off his song, 'I Can Only Imagine.' And the Conservative Party of Canada put forward an opposition motion hoping to turn over the new attestation required for the Canada Summer Jobs Program. Here's what else had you talking in March of 2018.
Big turnout means an extended stay in Winnipeg
It was originally supposed to be showing in Winnipeg for just one week. But demand meant it hung around for longer than expected.
I Can Only Imagine surprised the movie industry by bringing in $17 million over its debut weekend.
CHVN listeners enjoyed seeing the film, which tells the life story of MercyMe's lead singer Bart Millard, and how one of the most successful songs in Christian music history came to be.
'I Can Only Imagine' in Manitoba theatres this week
The lead singer of MercyMe talked with CHVN and shared story behind the hit song 'I Can Only Imagine.'
Bart Millard, the lead singer for MercyMe, wrote 'I Can Only Imagine' for the album The Worship Project, which released in 1999. The song became a single later in 2001 and has since been certified platinum RIAA twice, becoming the first and only Christian single to hit that milestone.
And for a long time after it was released, the band didn't even play it.
"It didn't really hit the one verse and a chorus and fit on Powerpoint kind of worship stuff back in the day, so we never played it," Millard remembered. The band was at a church camp almost a year after the song was released when the speaker asked if they could play that song.
High school students creates stunning music videos
A private high school in southern Manitoba created two incredible music videos starring their senior vocal jazz choir.
No discipline for Zacharias: Christian & Missionary Alliance
Well known Christian apologist, Ravi Zacharias, will not be facing discipline from the denomination which holds his credentials.
The Christian & Missionary Alliance (C&MA) has held Zacharias' credentials for 45 years. They say they have concluded an investigation after Zacharias was accused of an inappropriate relationship as well as misrepresenting his credentials.
The denomination says they have investigated both claims and, according to a press release on their website, the "evidence does not provide basis for formal disciple under the C&MA policy."
In the fall of 2017 rumours began to circulate online that Zacharias had an ongoing inappropriate relationship with a Canadian woman. Zacharias released a statement in December of 2017 in response to the rumours.
Speaker's views lead to conference cancellation
The annual Steinbach Bible College (SBC) Leadership Conference, scheduled for the middle of March, was cancelled due to some concern about the views of the guest speaker.
The conference is put on jointly by SBC, the Evangelical Mennonite Conference (EMC), the Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference (EMMC), Manitoba Mennonite Brethren Conference (MBC) and the Christian Mennonite Conference (CMC).
Dr. Phillip Cary of Eastern University near Philadelphia was slated to speak at the conference on the theme of 'Hearing From God.'
Tim Dyck is the General Secretary of the EMC. He says issues arose after the EMC magazine, The Messenger, published an article by Dr. Cary regarding the conference theme.
"Unfortunately, Dr. Cary's article presented a very rigid view that some people found quite discouraging. And, when the article was published, we heard from a lot of people who disagreed with Dr. Cary's more rigid view. One of the main questions that people asked when they talked about the article, was whether the article represented the position of EMC. And, it does not because, as I said, there is a variety of understandings of how people hear from God."
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