By Bob Birse. Gently, Willard leads us into a fresh examination of sometimes all too familiar ground. In his introduction he says, "My hope is to gain a fresh hearing for Jesus, especially among those who believe they already understand him." … Read more
Our Mission is Evangelism
By Calvin Brown. The Editor introduces this issue’s articles on evangelism and recounts the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Renewal Fellowship. Photos by Jack Harewood. … Read more
Biblical Foundations for Small Group Ministry: An Integrational Approach, by Gareth Icenogle
Reviewed by J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. In the Old and New Testament context for small groups, community is found in the very nature and character of God and in the way God works to bring people into a new humanity that is learning how to care for one another. … Read more
Victory over the Darkness, by Neil T. Anderson
Reviewed by Roma E. Bryant. Nobody can solve your problems. That’s a process you must initiate and follow through with. Thankfully none of us walks alone. The indwelling Christ is eagerly willing to walk with us each step of the way. … Read more
Keep in Step with the Spirit, by J.I. Packer
Reviewed by Harold W. Dawes. The announced intention of Packer’s book is not to write another book on the theology, role, or place of the Spirit … but to provide a practical focus on the Spirit that would fulfill Paul’s injunction to the Christian to both walk and be filled by the Spirit. … 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
Christmas
By Eugene Peterson. People worry about keeping Christ in Christmas, but not about keeping the tree in Christmas. In many homes, no carols are sung, no prayers offered, and no nativity story told, but few lack a Christmas tree. But I do remember a Christmas with no tree. … Read more
Celebrate Recovery!
By Scott Donaldson and Heather Parker. Celebrate Recovery, a twelve-step, biblically-based recovery program which focuses on principles from the Beatitudes, is a proven ministry which began at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. This is the account of work at Lakeshore St. Andrew's Church near Windsor, Ontario. … Read more
Presbyterianism and Renewal
By Ian Rennie. With each major movement of renewal, the Presbyterian Church has been thrust into new areas and dimensions of ministry, beginning with Calvin and Knox, and continuing in Canada through men like Robert Burns and James Robertson, to current examples. … Read more
Celebrating Our Cross-cultural Evangelistic Missionary Heritage: The Centenary of James Ira Dickson
By Rev. Dr. A. Donald MacLeod. The tireless efforts of James Dickson, a Canadian Presbyterian missionary, were seminal in the advancement of Christianity in Taiwan, especially among the hill tribes. His wife, Lillian Dickson, began the Mustard Seed Mission, emphasizing sturdy church buildings, adequate child care, orphan protection, and vocational training. … Read more
The Montreal Declaration of Anglican Essentials
This document was developed by three biblically-based Anglican organizations at the founding Anglican Essentials Conference in Montreal in June, 1994. … Read more
A Call for Discipline
By William Campbell. Our reformed forefathers underscored the three distinguishing marks for the presence of Christ’s Church as being the preaching of the word of God, the proper ministry of the sacraments, and church discipline. When these are present in all their biblical realities in the Presbyterian Church in Canada, it shall be renewed! … Read more
Pastors at Prayer
By Robert L. Allison. God obviously blesses when his people lose the pernicious sense of competitiveness and begin to see each other as brothers and sisters in ministry. So we pray fervently for one another across denominational lines. … Read more
2006 AGM/Conference: A Photo Essay
The AGM and Conference was held at Knox Presbyterian Church, Agincourt, Ontario. The Photo Essay continues on pages 11 and 15. Photos by Jack Harewood. … 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
Bill Harrison
By Calvin Brown. The leading of the Lord towards Bill's part-time role as Administrative Assistant at the Renewal Fellowship, following retirement from a 30-year career at Procter and Gamble, fulfils a life-long ambition to serve the Presbyterian Church. … Read more
