1. Jackie Pullinger Teaching on Drug Addiction

From April 24 to 26, 2026, Jackie Pullinger from Hong Kong did a Workshop on the importance of the role of the Holy Spirit in setting drug addicts free from their addiction and bondage to becoming truly rehabilitated and able to strengthen and contribute to the life of the community.  In this article, Roger Armbruster shares Jackie Pullinger's teaching as well as some thought of his own in order to underscore and further establish some of the important factors that are necessary in truly rehabilitating drug addicts who want help.
Jackie Pullinger Teaching on Drug Addiction

2. There Were Two Trees in the Garden (with an application to Canadian History since 1968)

There Were Two Trees in the Garden (PDF)
"This in-depth article entitled, "There Were Two Trees in the Garden," gives an analysis of what has been missing throughout the lengthy discussions in dealing with Indigenous issues in Canada such as 'land claims,' and 'self-government' issues ever since the beginning of the 2nd Century of Canadian History when Pierre Elliott Trudeau became the Prime Minister of Canada in June of 1968.

"Jean Chrétien was the Minister of Indian Affairs in Canada at that time in 1968.  He initially tried to bring about greater equality between Indigenous and Non-indigenous Canadians by abolishing the Indian Act of 1876 as recommended by a White Paper that his government had published in June of 1969.  This proposal was overwhelmingly rejected by responses such by a northern Alberta chief by the name of Harold Cardinal in his book, The Unjust Society, written in opposition to Pierre Elliott Trudeau's concept of a "Just Society."

"By 1995, Jean Chrétien had by then become the Prime Minister of Canada, and knew something of the hard work that had gone into settling the Indigenous claims for justice.  On December 6, 1995, in responding to Elijah Harper's Opening Address at the Sacred Assembly, he acknowledged that Elijah Harper had put his finger on what had been missing in all of the hard work and the discussions on these issues with the government and with the courts over the past 25 years.  It was the spiritual element that was behind those claims.

"Now, 30 years later, as we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the 1995 Sacred Assembly in Winnipeg from January 23-25, 2006, those words are as true today as they were in 1995.  Read the article to better understand the Canadian government's attempts to correct the unjust, unequal colonialist, paternalistic and assimilationist policies of the first 100 years of Canada's existence as a nation-state, beginning when Pierre Elliott Trudeau became Prime Minister in 1968.

3. Trilogy of Articles on "Restorative Justice" vs. "Punitive Justice" in Canada.

This three-part series begins with an article on "The Swinging Pendulum of Bail vs. Jail in Canada."  The second part is on "Flaws in the Foundation of Canada that Have Impacted Future Generations."  The third part is on "A Case Study on British Justice vs. Indigenous Justice in Pond Inlet, Nunavut."

The Swinging Pendulum of Bail vs. Jail in Canada
Flaws in the Foundation of Canada that Have Impacted Future Generations
A Case Study on British Justice vs. Indigenous Justice in Pond Inlet, Nunavut

4. A Biblical View on Headship Over Rulers Above and Rulers Below

This article calls for a deeper understanding of what is the spiritual element that is needed in the reconciliation of nations that have distinct and diverse cultures and mindsets.  The church and the state are separate, but both are under God our Creator, the role of the state being temporal and authorized to use force and punitive justice, but the role of the church being eternal to use the non-coercive power of love to bring restorative justice as was expressed in Christ whose Kingdom brings healing to the nations, and to learning the way of peace.
The healing of the land is fundamental to the healing of the economy and of the environment, and the political process has failed us in this regard.  In the words of Elijah Harper, what is missing is the spiritual element which is foundational to the healing of the people and the land.

5. A Teaching Which Compares Elijah Harper's Reconciliation Proclamation of 1995 with the Teachings of Traditional First Nations Elders and the Teachings of the Bible

Teachings which compare Elijah Harper's Reconciliation Proclamation of 1995 with the teaching of Traditional First Nations Elders and the Teachings of the Bible

This 12-page document features highlights from the Reconciliation Proclamation that came out of Elijah Harper's Sacred Assembly of December 6-9, 1995.  Subsequent to the 1995 Sacred Assembly, Elijah Harper did not feel that either the mass media in Canada, nor the political and religious leaders in Canada really understood his vision which required a spiritual process, not another political process or a religious one.  It is a Vision that is predicated upon the foundation that the Creator God reigns supreme over all things, and that His Kingdom rules over all.

Comparison of a biblical healing of the land vs. environmentalism as a religion.
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Comparison of a biblical healing of the land vs. environmentalism as a religion.
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