Reviewed by Jerry & Elizabeth Zook. This is a well-placed critique of ideological feminism, which attempts to make God an imminent goddess and resymbolize the faith in current cultural dress, which erodes and devalues Trinitarianism. … Read more
Year
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1985
On Being Reformed: Distinctive Characteristics and Misunderstandings, by I. John Hesselink
Reviewed by J. H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. This is a fairly easy-to-read primer on the topic of what makes up the essential Reformed distinctives of the church. … Read more
Evangelicals and the Bishops’ Pastoral Letter, ed. Dean C. Curry
Reviewed by Mark Vander Vennen. This book seeks to be an evangelical response to the Catholic bishops’ substantial pastoral letter, “The Challenge of Peace: God’s Promise and Our Response”. Frequently the several entries under each heading represent different, even opposite, positions on the arms race. … Read more
5. Winter 1985
COVER PHOTO: Cover photo: One of the sessions at the Dallas Presbyterian Renewal Conference in January, 1985. This and those on pp. 2 and 3 are by Ron Rice, Presbyterian pastor from Centralia, Washington. Our thanks go to World Vision Canada for the photo of Dr. McMillan on p. 11. The picture of Clark Pinnock on p. 15 is by Tom Bochsler, Hamilton.
ARTICLES
- Editorial/Dallas Report – A. Donald MacLeod
- A Presbyterian Lay Training Centre – Cal Brown
- Worship Workshop: Does Chatter Matter? – James Statham
- Pastor’s Corner: The “Why” versus “What” Tension in Ministry – Chuck Congram
- Kenneth G. McMillan Appointed a Member of the Order of Canada
- Psalm 85: A Song – Jane Best
- Why Do Churches Need Spiritual Renewal? – Clark Pinnock
REVIEWS
- The Church and the Parachurch, by Jerry White – Roman Garrison
- Cultivating Religious Growth Groups, by Charles M. Olsen – Chuck Congram
- Metaphysics: Constructing a World View, by William Hasker – Robert Larmer
- Loving Enough to Care, by Earl D. Wilson – Norman & Kathy Baugh
- Idols of Our Time, by Bob Goudzwaard – Alex Zeidman
Editorial/Dallas Report
By A. Donald MacLeod. The Dallas Presbyterian Renewal Conference was described as the largest gathering of Presbyterians ever convened for renewal. What does unitedness within a pluralistic denomination mean? What does Dallas have to say to those not American? … Read more
A Presbyterian Lay Training Centre
Rev. Cal Brown, Convenor of the B.C. Synod Committee on Church Growth, outlines the plans for the development of a Presbyterian Lay Training School, to be located in British Columbia, with the encouragement of the National Church Growth Committee and the General Assembly. … Read more
Worship Workshop: Does Chatter Matter?
By James Statham. Are visitors confronted with the irreverent din of chatter or can they get caught up in a sense of expectation that something significant is about to happen as God’s people quietly, prayerfully, prepare themselves for worship? … Read more
Pastor’s Corner: The “Why” versus “What” Tension in Ministry
By Chuck Congram. “Having lost sight of our goal, let’s redouble our efforts” is a time-worn adage that has taken on increasing relevance of late. The lack of clearly-defined purpose is the context in which most of us minister. Activity and programme have become our all-consuming passion. … Read more
Kenneth G. McMillan Appointed a Member of the Order of Canada
Dr. McMillan has also received three Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degrees. He was elected Moderator of The Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1979. He served as General Secretary of the Canadian Bible Society for over 26 years. Since October 1983 he has been Director of Church Relations for World Vision Canada. … Read more
Psalm 85: A Song
Jane Best composed this song in response to George Mallone’s talks at the R.F. Annual Meeting in Toronto in 1984, and sent the song to Bruce Robertson (a pastor at Burnaby Christian Fellowship, Burnaby, B.C.) for his constructive suggestions. Jane revised the song and submitted it to Channels. … Read more
Why Do Churches Need Spiritual Renewal?
By Clark H. Pinnock. Our churches need to be renewed in the Spirit of God in order to be able to be what God intends them to be. If it were just to attain a euphoric spiritual high, seeking renewal would just be another form of selfism … Read more
The Church and the Parachurch, by Jerry White
Reviewed by Roman Garrison. Evangelical Christianity is a broken society with conflict, infighting, and competition rivaling that of the industrial world. Evangelical local churches and para-local church groups need to labor together and encourage one another. … Read more
Cultivating Religious Growth Groups, by Charles M. Olsen
Reviewed by Chuck Congram. Olsen discovered that the most dominant factor in congregations with small group ministry was the ongoing involvement of pastors. … Read more
Metaphysics: Constructing a World View, by William Hasker
Reviewed by Robert Larmer. It is impossible in a short book to cover comprehensively so vast and complex a subject as metaphysics, so Hasker wisely confines himself to four: (i) free will versus determinism, (ii) the mind-body problem, (iii) the nature of the world, i.e., realism versus idealism, and (iv) God’s relation to the world. … Read more
Loving Enough to Care, by Earl D. Wilson
Reviewed by Norman & Kathy Baugh. The aim of this book is to encourage people to be more caring in all their relationships, to begin to recognize and to attempt to fill the needs of others. In particular, it contains a great deal of advice with direct application to marriage. … Read more
Idols of Our Time, by Bob Goudzwaard
Reviewed by Alex Zeidman. We know from Scripture that both persons and societies can put their faith in things or forces which their own hands have made. In their pursuit of prosperity, salvation, health, protection and so forth, people sooner or later create gods. But gods will ultimately destroy their makers. … Read more