A publication of the Renewal Fellowship
A publication of the Renewal Fellowship
By Doug Schonberg and David Moody. The Discipleship Project is a tool for stimulating, promoting and measuring adult spiritual education, based on the assumption that even a 10% increase in serious, intentional adult spiritual growth can offset operating deficits and increase volunteerism for children and youth ministries. … Read more
By Elizabeth Birnie. Scripture Union provides daily spiritual nourishment in its pocket-sized quarterly publication, Daily Bread. Its pattern of Bible exploration is prepare, read, explore, and respond. … Read more
By Bryn MacPhail. Why does God allow suffering? Our heavenly Father, who is all-powerful, all-wise, and all-loving, has a plan when He allows His children to suffer. When we confess that God is sovereign, we confess that He is sovereign over everything — even suffering. And this is a good thing. … Read more
By Darrell Johnson. In the sixth petition of the Lord's Prayer, the Greek word translated "temptation" can mean "test" or "enticement to sin". While God never entices us to sin, the evil one can turn a test, designed to prove and improve a person's character, into a temptation. … Read more
By John A. Vissers. The holiness of the church is one of the marks of the church. It refers to the purity of the church's faith and life, and the sanctity of its doctrine and practice. Holiness is at the very centre of renewal. The impetus to sanctification begins with a vision of God's holiness as is found in Isaiah 6. … Read more
By John Bowen. The kingdom of God and the work of evangelism do not progress unless Jesus' people are prepared to take risks. The book of Acts holds several examples of evangelism that involved risk-taking. We grow only through change, and change means leaving behind what is familiar and comfortable, and that is risky. … Read more
By Peter Bush. A conference by this name, held May 24 and 25, 2002, focused on the biblical, historical, practical, and theological roots of evangelism. Six major research papers explored evangelism in the Old and New Testament Testaments, in The Presbyterian Church in Canada over the last 250 years, and in the contemporary Canadian context. … Read more
By Dwight Strain. Culture College is an imaginative program that involves the maximum number of youth and the minimum financial and human resources. This Waterloo North Presbyterian Church program targets different age groups with programs such as instrumental music, wood carving, baking, cooking, and model building. … Read more
By Liz Birnie. To engage in spiritual disipline, we need to choose a place that will reduce distractions; stick with a schedule that's right for us; be prepared with an easily understandable Bible, a notebook, and a pencil; and keep going with obedience to His Word, even through those struggles with our human failures. … Read more
By Calvin Brown. Several excerpts from Calvin's Institutes serve to highlight, amid the innumerable evils that beset human life, the fact that without certainty about God's providence, life would be unbearable. Certainty about God's providence shouts joyous trust towards God in our hearts. … Read more
By Robert C. Spencer. The concept of receiving and passing on the principles of the Christian faith is a biblical concept of tradition derived from rabbinic Judaism. This is a good aspect of tradition that is essential to the process of equipping the saints for the work of ministry. … Read more
Reviewed by Jackson Clelland. Yancey wrote this book out of a thirst for God and a desire to identify how a relationship with God truly works, rather than how it is supposed to work. He is transparently honest that his own relationship with God has more often than not been a struggle. … Read more
By Calvin Brown. The Covenant was drawn up in Scotland promising to maintain "the true religion" when the King in England tried to impose a way of worship and prayer. Thousands who defied the government and worshipped in the open air paid with their life for their "treason". … Read more
By Ian Rennie. Observations of spiritual growth and strength in Newfoundland and the Magdalen Islands, especially in relationship with changes in leadership at the Presbyterian College in Montreal, and Presbyterian participation in Regent College, Vancouver. … Read more
By Esther McIlveen. In a world that is changing and inconstant, knowing that we have been given a divine destiny for our special journey, is both crucial and deeply reassuring. Our heart's desire is often a clue, because chances are those things we deeply desire is where our vocation lies. … Read more
By Cassandra Wessel. Growing a church is like growing a garden. Some days, it seems as if the field is barren and nothing is happening. Other days, people begin to come into the church like sprouts appearing in the garden. Churches grow through hard work and lots of prayer. … Read more
Reviewed by Ken Kutney. This mix of prose, poetry, theology, song lyrics, eulogy, and even a poignant letter from two girls in farewell to their deceased father is a truthful, compassionate aid for those who grieve, helping us process our losses healthfully – one of the greatest lessons in life. … Read more