By Edward P. Mason — FEAR! That is a word which conjures up events or incidents in life which are gladly and hopefully forgotten during one’s life-time. Of course, some fearful long-past event is remembered, still causing feelings of fear and anxiety. The word “fear” itself denotes “sudden calamity” or “danger.” It involves the emotions of pain or … Read more
And the Angels were Silent, by Max Lucado
Reviewed by Roma E. Bryant. Max Lucado has a most extraordinary gift, to bring the mighty events of the final week of Jesus’ life and death into sharp focus as they relate to our every day lives. … Read more
National Revival
By Wayne Dawes. "Revival" is hard to define, but the Word of God indicates that we need it, especially when the church is cold, dead, dull, and wordly. What is required to bring revival is humility, prayer, and seeking the face of God. Christian history bears this out. … Read more
Summons to Faith and Renewal: Christian Renewal in a Post-Christian World, eds. Peter Williamson and Kevin Perrotta
Reviewed by David Ley. The roots of religious secularization are found in changing standards of sexual morality, an erosion of the doctrine of Christ, and an increasingly uninformed understanding of God, but the problem is not simply unbelief, but also the dilution of standards of behaviour among Christians themselves. … 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
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
Words from the Executive Director
By Bob Little. I am convinced that the majority of the grass roots of our church is conservative. The serious problems, especially in the realm of theology and ethics, come from small and at times influential minorities within our church. … Read more
The Problem of Preaching, by Donald Macleod
Reviewed by Stephen Self. Preaching is the art of making the preacher and delivering that. The preparation of the speaker is more important than the preparation of the sermon. Six qualities every sermon should have … Read more
Ten Down and More to Go
Mariano Di Gangi reviews the origin, development and emphases of the Renewal Fellowship over the past tens years, and ahead into the future.. … Read more
Rescue Us!
By Darrell Johnson. In the sixth petition of the Lord's Prayer, the Greek word translated "temptation" can mean "test" or "enticement to sin". While God never entices us to sin, the evil one can turn a test, designed to prove and improve a person's character, into a temptation. … Read more
What To Expect From Your New Senior Pastor
Anonymous. 43 rules for driving him out of the ministry or out of his mind … Read more
Speaking the Christian God: The Holy Trinity and the Challenge of Feminism, by Alvin E Kimel, Jr.
Reviewed by Jeffrey Greenman. In the face of rising feminism, Kimel provides an urgent call for the church to embrace anew the classical trinitarian theology that is truly good news. … Read more
A Heart for God, by Sinclair B. Ferguson
Reviewed by Jack C. Whytock. Ferguson has tackled the most profound pursuit we are to be engaged upon – to have our hearts yearning ever more to know the richness of God Almighty, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and hence to have an obedient heart. … 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
A Unique Opportunity
Sylvia Cleland outlines her progress to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament, and reflects on her education at both Regent College and Vancouver School of Theology. … Read more
Editorial Summer/Fall 2001 – Presbyopia
By Calvin Brown. Presbyopia, blurry vision related to the aging process, bears many resemblances to the vision problems of the Presbyterian Church, experiencing a 16% decline in ten years. Like presbyopia, decline may seem to come on quickly, but the symptoms have developed slowly and gradually. … Read more
Bury the Hatchet
By Esther Mcllveen. This article imagines what it would have been like for Philemon to first read Paul’s letter to him. Put yourself in his place. … Read more