I stand with James Coates, first Canadian pastor to be imprisoned for gathering his congregation to worship God
“While all things are quiet and comfortable, we live by sense rather than faith. But the worth of a soldier is never known in times of peace.” James Coates is a pastor in Edmonton Alberta arrested and currently in prison for gathering his congregation for worship. James' wife shared the following: "James has been in isolation in a cell block since yesterday morning. His hearing didn't go very well. The Crown went for the jugular. The JP say he didn't want to detain him, he wasn't interested in making a martyr of him. He could walk if he just sets aside his God-given pastoral duties but he can't do that . He has a hearing today to set a court date for his charges. It's very possible that they will remand him until his court case. The Crown has called him a danger to the health and safety of Albertans. May God have mercy on our nation. I read to my children the work the Lord is doing in peoples [lives] through...