COVER PHOTO: An aerial photo of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, showing Totem Park (at the bottom) – the location for the General Assembly in June. Photo credit: UBC Media Services.
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1990
Letter to the Editor
By John Vissers. We need to embrace what Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Third Wave Christians are contributing to the life of the church, but spiritual renewal cannot be reduced to their vision alone, nor operate in isolation from the rest of the church. … Read more
Who is the Weaker Brother, Anyway?
By Kevin Quast. Paul has something to say to all of us who operate with special criteria in our mind of what is right and what is wrong – especially if we are inclined to form opinions about others based on our own personal criteria. … Read more
Challenge of the Nineties: The Renewal of the People of God in a Postmodern World
By John Vissers. What is the nature of this postmodern world in which we are moving? How are we to understand it? What are the dynamics of the renewal of the Christian church within the context of this new world? … Read more
Renewal Coalition Adopts Declaration; Calls Mainline Churches to Evangelical Faith
By the Renewal Coalition. Responding to crises facing many historic denominations, a coalition of twenty-one evangelical renewal leaders drafted this Declaration, a common affirmation on critical theological and ethical standards currently under challenge in their respective communions. … Read more
A People’s Guide to Our New Understanding of Mental Illness and Suicide
By George Nichols. Grief needs sympathy, problems need counseling, and depression needs medical care. Depression is a highly curable medical illness which ends fatally for about 10 to 15 percent of the people who have it and are not treated. … Read more
Ethic of God’s Reign
By Arthur Van Seters. If the Kingdom or Reign of God is unexpected newness, its ethic is unlikely to conform to conventional wisdom; it is most likely to be significantly different from what people expected, both then and now. … Read more
Daddy, I’m Pregnant, by A dad named Bill
Reviewed by Ronda Bosch. Premarital sex with someone you love is condoned by 80% of Canada’s teenagers, and on a first date 28% say yes to petting and 11% continue to sexual relations. Then what happens in your church or in your home when the word is out: “I’m pregnant”? … Read more
23. Spring 1990
COVER PHOTO: Roy D. Bell speaking at the Annual Meetings in Toronto in March, 1990. Photo: Jack Harewood.
ARTICLES
- Letter to the Editor – Cal Chambers
- Celebrating Marriage Today – Roy D. Bell
- “Beyond Belief” – Roger Judd
- 1990 Annual Meetings: A Photo Essay – Jack Harewood
- Inclusive Language and Modern Worship – Ian McPhee
- The Uniqueness of Christ – John P. Vaudry
- “Beyond Belief” – Roger Judd
- Worship Workshop: Family Worship – P. Gordon Reid
REVIEWS
- The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man, by Abraham Heschel – J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg
- Preaching, by Fred B. Craddock – J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg
Letter to the Editor
By Cal Chambers. What about the catholic and charismatic dimensions of church renewal? Can we as Presbyterians have a renewal which is divorced from the whole church? Can we ignore what God is doing in other denominations … Read more
Celebrating Marriage Today
By Roy D. Bell. Among married couples, there are two distinct groups. In one, at best, there is hunger for what is not happening; at worst, a personal and family disaster. The other group has individuals and couples in personal difficulty but who are committed to their marriage … Read more
1990 Annual Meetings: A Photo Essay
On March 2nd and 3rd many of us met in Knox Church on Spadina, in Toronto. Roy Bell, from Carey Hall/Regent College in Vancouver, also pictured on the cover, spoke on “Renewal in the Christian Family.” Here are a few glimpses; photos by Jack Harewood. … Read more
Inclusive Language and Modern Worship
By Ian McPhee. If the issue was simply a matter of changing hymns to avoid an appearance of exclusive male reference at the human level only, there could be little objection. But language about God cannot be changed without severing ties to Christian tradition. … Read more
The Uniqueness of Christ
By John P. Vaudry. Ours is a difficult challenge – to make known the uniqueness of Christ in a secular, pluralistic society. But with love, boldness and wisdom, in the power of the Holy Spirit, it can be done. … Read more