Reviewed by David Stewart. Professor Wells is at his very best when summarizing what has supplanted the passion for truth within Evangelicalism, making it clear what has crept into the center in place of truth. … Read more
Answering God, by Eugene H. Peterson
Reviewed by J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. The subtitle of the book is “the Psalms as Tools for Prayer”. It is one man’s journey through the Psalms with a deliberate attempt to see what might resonate and echo, “deep unto deep,” soul unto soul, person unto God. … Read more
Wait Training: Building the Body of Christ
By Chris Yue. Small groups have always been used powerfully by God. He knows the power of community. And if we ourselves have enough community in our lives, there are many who need to be blessed by us. We need each other. … Read more
The Discipleship Project
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
John Wimber: Signs & Wonders?
By Don Lewis. Although what Wimber is doing in emphasizing the work of the Holy Spirit is a good and helpful thing, the author points out several theological objections and difficulties with his presentations. … Read more
Same-Sex Partnerships? A Christian Perspective, by John Stott
Reviewed by Helga L. Stewart. John Stott’s little publication is a timely help in providing its readers with the well-laid-out arguments and biblical perspective that form the basis of the position taken on same-sex partnerships by the evangelical community, amongst others. … Read more
Letters
The Editor shares letters received in appreciation for the Wedding Album in the Summer ’85 issue of Channels. … Read more
Preaching for Today, by Clyde E. Fant
Reviewed by J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. Incarnational preaching: “the incarnation is the truest theological model for the mysterious divine-human preaching event, which is neither all of the human nor all of God, but which partakes of both with precisely the same degree of mystery and humility” … Read more
The Church and Politics
By J. Barry Forsyth. Do you think the Church should take a stand on political issues? In recent years, the World Council of Churches has been embroiled in controversy over the fact that it supported (directly or by implication) Robert Mugabe’s guerrillas of Zimbabwe against the white “racist” government of Ian Smith. Were they right or were they wrong to do that? … Read more
Holy God! Holy Church?
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
Evangelicals and the Bishops’ Pastoral Letter, ed. Dean C. Curry
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
Our Mission to China
By A. Donald MacLeod. In the mid 1880s, foreign missions became a dominant concern for many young people, who volunteered to go overseas, especially to China. Jonathan Goforth founded the Canadian Presbyterian mission in Honan, north of the Yellow River in China. … Read more
The Fullness of Faith: A Study of Psalm 103
By Brian J. Fraser. The problem, quite frankly, is that we do not take the Scriptures seriously. The Scriptures as a whole, that is. … Read more
Some Beginning Thoughts About the Alpha Course
By Jonathan Dent. Alpha provides a place to bring non-believing friends and non-committed churchgoers, where a foundation of Christian theology and apologetics can be reinforced or laid down for the first time, and people can ask basic spiritual questions. … Read more
A Fishy Story? Can we be Evangelical and Presbyterian and Study for the Ministry?
By Jackson Clelland. Theological students who are both evangelical and Presbyterian would like to take courses in evangelism, prayer, and missions, but they are not offered at our colleges. They have the option of attending a college other than the PCC approved schools. … Read more
Younger Leaders on World Evangelization: A Canadian Agenda
As Canadian participants at Singapore ’87,we have been deeply challenged concerning the responsibilities of our generation to work for the extension of the Kingdom of God in our age. Seeking to glorify the Triune God of creation and redemption, and out of our love for humanity, we call our generation in Canada to exercise leadership humbly, strategically … Read more
How to Become and Be a Christian
By J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. It is important for people in a Christian church to know how to become and be Christians, because far too many people are too fuzzy about it. Too many people play at being Christians. … Read more