By Calvin Brown. We need to renew the sense of God’s calling and be bold and unafraid to speak out his truth in love. … Read more
Are You Getting Your Daily Bread?
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
The Elders’ Institute
By Mary Rogers. The Elders' Institute was founded to provoke Canadian Presbyterian elders and other leaders to lead the church into more faithful, effective, and wise ministry and mission, using both online distance education and face-to-face "On the Road" events. … Read more
The Dayspring
By David D. Stewart. On the wall of the Memorial Hall in Zion Presbyterian Church, Charlottetown, PEI, is the picture of a ship, the Dayspring, whose birth came about in response to martyrdom and whose career was associated with the first great period of Canadian Presbyterian missionary outreach. … 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
Healing Values of Art
By Jan Gray. In a society that is becoming more and more saturated with images of violence, hopelessness, destruction and deception, we need, more than ever, to raise up images of light and hope. The power of art to bring spiritual healing is demonstrated in the life, art, and death of Christian Baran. … Read more
Worship: A Breath of Fresh Air
By Calvin Brown. I have often been asked how to introduce new worship styles into a very conservative or tradition-bound congregation that needs a breath of freshness. The answer, of course, is “prayerfully and very carefully!” There are definitely ways in which this can be done effectively … Read more
Fatal Distractions: How Flaws of Sexual Abuse/Harassment Policy Undermine its Goals of Justice
By David Jennings. The PCC’s well-intentioned Sexual Abuse and Harassment Policy forsakes natural justice for a heartfelt concern for alleged victims. But the admission of institutional bias will allow a secular court to overturn any determination of guilt made by a PCC court. … Read more
Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century, by John R.W. Stott
Reviewed by Gladys Anderson. This book sets forth the importance of preaching and the task of bridging the ever widening gap between the Word and the world. John Stott outlines his task under three main sections: 1. The relevance of preaching in the twentieth century, 2. preaching as a bridge builder, and 3. the essential foundation for effective preaching. … Read more
The Big Church Supper
By Fred Ash. The purpose of this sketch, for presentation in a church setting, is that of Jesus' Parable of the Great Banquet, to remind the congregation of their real calling to seek and to save the lost and that Christ will build His Church with or without them. … Read more
A Prayer of “Expectancy”
By Edward P. Mason. This is a prayer of preparation for worship, reflecting on both personal witness and the worshipping body. … Read more
Worship Workshop: Two Songs
Here are two songs written by Bruce Robertson, a pastor at Burnaby Christian Fellowship, Burnaby, B.C. They are the property of Hallel Songs. Churches are welcome to copy them for overhead projector and congregational use. The words and music of the two songs appear in the PDF version of the page. … Read more
An Evangelical Perspective on Some Issues Facing Theological Colleges Today
By J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. In trying to be faithful today, many theological colleges are more concerned about the cross-cultural, anti-Judaistic, or feminist dimensions of their work, than about the evangelical and classical expressions of the Christian faith. … Read more
Image & Chaos: The church and homosexuality
By William Duffy. Homosexuality is not in accordance with God’s creation of his purpose for our lives or our good. There is no question that in God’s eyes it is an abomination – a perversion of what he created which was, and is, very good. … Read more
The Tayal Church Experiences the Holy Spirit at Work
By Grace McGill. The Holy Spirit movement in Taiwan began in 1971. Signs and wonders occurred, including prophetic utterances by an illiterate woman who could not possibly have recited Bible passages, giving chapter and verse, unless she had been inspired by the Holy Spirit. … Read more
The Magnificent Promise: The Unifying Power of Prayer, by Helen Smith Shoemaker
Reviewed by Shirley Charleson. There is a great proliferation of books on the subject of prayer; this is understandable. Helen Smith Shoemaker, the author of The Magnificent Promise, points out in her introduction “When you pray”, Jesus says, not “if you pray.” … Read more
General Assembly 1994
Olive Regina Anstice asks whether we are a confessional church that is rooted in Scripture, committed to pray, and believes in the necessity of personal redemption. … Read more