By John Vissers. Over two hundred and forty Presbyterians gathered at Kortright Church, in Guelph, Ontario for a Renewal Day on October 31, 1987. Representing nineteen presbyteries and fifty-four congregations, those gathered listened to addresses on “The Church as A Caring Community” by the Rev. Calvin Brown of First Church, Nelson, British Columbia, and Dr. Stan Skarsten, of the Institute For Family Living in Toronto, Ontario, featured on the cover. … Read more
Married for Good, by R. Paul Stevens
Reviewed by Daniel and Sandi McDougall. Real marriage is founded on an unconditional covenant to belong together for life. This is not a ‘how-to’ book, although one will gather many ideas about how-to. It is a ‘what-does-it-mean?’ book and a ‘why-are-these-things-important?’ book. … Read more
Reaffirming the Cornerstone of Faith
By Thomas Torrance. Any minister who denies the deity of Christ should have the moral courage and honesty to resign from the holy ministry. … Read more
Can Man Live Without God, by Ravi Zacharias
Reviewed by Roma Bryant. Because of the failure of the philosophical mind to find peace and serenity by way of studying human action and contact, Zacharias presents a powerful argument for the defense of Christian belief. … 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
Trojan Horse, by Donald L. Faris
Reviewed by Howard Mcllveen. The book pictures the homosexual ideology as the hidden enemy which when released from the horse will capture and fundamentally change the unsuspecting city/church. … Read more
Wait Training
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
Thank God for the World
By Bruce Robertson. The sheet music for this children’s song appears in the original PDF
Renewable Resources: Equipping Presbyterians for the 21st Century
Ian and Linda Shaw report on the Renewal Day in Selkirk, Manitoba, on May 1st. Dr. George Shillington held up the sole key renewal resource for us now and into the century to come as being the Jesus who came to reveal the Father and his will to us. … Read more
The Beam in Our Eye
By Paul A. Myers. The mandate of seminaries has never been easy. We no longer live in those serene times when both the church and its ministers inherited respect and sympathy. So, we now have the formidable task to articulate more clearly than ever the reason for our hope. … Read more
The Race
Luci Shaw is a well-known poet and author who lives in Bellingham, Washington. This poem, The Race, is from Luci's book of poetry, Angles of Light. … Read more
Reflections on Living Faith, by Gunar Kravalis
Reviewed by J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. Gunar Kravalis demonstrates that Living Faith is an acceptable statement of contemporary Christian belief, and provides reflections which will be useful in the faith and life of all Christians … Read more
Building A Culture Of Peace Within The Context Of War
By Judy McCallum. Events in Sudan have forced Canadians to consider the ethics of business involvement in a country undergoing civil war and what the responsibility of Canadians might be when we are linked to war in another country. How — or should — we be involved? … Read more
Living Churches: A Hope of Life and Growth
By George Anderson. “God specializes in graveyards.” This little church which had no Sunday School or Bible study groups and had about twenty adults attending seemed like a valley of dry bones. Humanly speaking the answer seemed to be “No” but the Spirit of Life, the Spirit of Jesus said “Yes.” … Read more
Unfinished Business Is His Business: Helping Adults Resolve Their Painful Pasts
By Bob Moeller. The adult children of dysfunctional homes are known as ACOAs – an acronym for adult children of alcoholics, though the term is applied to a wide variety of dysfunctional home settings. … Read more
Sightings in the Valley of the Shadow: Reflections on Dying, by Balfour M. Mount
Reviewed by Bridget Dickens. I would recommend this book to anyone involved with those suffering, or approaching death, and especially for palliative care-givers. … Read more