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
A Big God
Anonymous. As we look only to God to meet our needs, rather than to ministers, sermons, and programs, our churches will change from bickering, unhappy places, to homes of joy and praise. … Read more
Healing the Wounded: The Costly Love of Church Discipline, by John White and Ken Blue
Reviewed by Calvin Brown. The book emphasizes the prime importance of reconciliation as the object of church discipline, and the purity of the church as the goal of church discipline. … Read more
Letter of Resignation
By John Vissers. Knox Church has been praying for decades that God would renew our theological colleges. Dr. Vissers' appointment as Principal signals the first time that a conservative evangelical minister has led one of our colleges since the early part of this century. … Read more
Canadian Presbyterians Engage the Political Principalities and Powers
By Peter Bush. Presbyterians believe that the church is to be free from state interference, but how involved can a Presbyterian be in the political scene and remain free to act as the conscience of the state? This article explores some of the ways Canadian Presbyterians have been involved in the Canadian political sphere. … Read more
Bible Study Opportunities For Adults
By John E. Schwarz. “It is unnecessary to furnish proof that there exists even among Christians a widespread biblical illiteracy … Protestantism will not forever survive if steps cannot be taken to remedy it.” – John Bright … Read more
The Place of Healing in the Contemporary Church
Jack Mills discusses the place that healing ministry should have in today’s church. Some in the Reformed tradition hold that the spiritual gifts of healing ended with the apostolic age, while others believe that they are for today. Mills contends that the elders have a place in the healing ministry. … Read more
Introducing … Channels
By A. Donald MacLeod. What does the name Channels suggest to you? Television. Up-to-date methods of communication. The media. We want to be channels of renewal and encouragement. Facilitators of renewal within our denomination. We desire to strengthen the means God uses to bring that renewal to His church … Read more
Helping the Lonely
By W. Stanford Reid. We as Christians can reach out to those who know not the Christian faith and through our care, interest those not Christians, in our faith. We can also reach out to our fellow Christians to help them in their loneliness. … Read more
Reformation Overview
Reviewed by Albert Bailey. This is a kit designed to help us pass on knowledge of our Reformation heritage to new generations. The compact kit has two videotapes with six half-hour segments, a Leader's Guide with suggestions for ways of developing the programs, and printed resources. … Read more
The Man in Black and the Gospel of Light
By Todd R. Statham. Johnny Cash sings from within a fallen world, and dares the listener to look upon it honestly, with unflinching gaze. Yet, no matter how deep the darkness down into which his songs climb, there, the hope of God's grace is brighter and God's love is more real. … Read more
Shaping Our Vision For Renewal
By John A. Vissers. Perhaps the greatest obstacle to the ministry of the Renewal Fellowship is the perception within our denomination that it is our intention to move the church in a direction away from the Reformed tradition. You want to make our denomination something it is not. … Read more
Building a Christian Home
By Bob Harvey. A Christian home can’t be built without the aid of the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is severely limited in what he can do in your life unless you regularly spend time with him. … Read more
Translators Needed
By Todd Lee. As a community of people, we are doing far less than we are able in translating God’s love into the things that we do or say when we are at crossroads with our fellow travellers on Planet Earth. Words of love are hollow if they are not associated with acts of love. … 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