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
The Race: Discipleship for The Long Run, by John White
Reviewed by David Stewart. Although this is a collection of some of John White’s contributions to Christian periodicals over twenty years, the author has skillfully edited and arranged these earlier pieces, with a result that is surprisingly unified under four broad headings: Christian Beliefs; Christian Witness; Christian Discipleship; and Problems of Christian Discipleship. … 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
Singapore ’87 – A Canadian Presbyterian Perspective
By John A. Vissers. My time at Singapore ’87 has given me a new perspective on the church around the world, on Christian leadership, on world evangelization, on the worship of God, on prayer, on the relationship between theology and evangelism, on renewal, and on the Christian church in Canada … Read more
The Old Man
By Bonnie Bamberry.
Alone he sits in an old brown house
Gray and bleak
His weak eyes stream
And shrink
At a sharp pain in his heart … Read more
Blood Red – What Would You Be Willing To Die For?
By Calvin Brown. The Covenant was drawn up in Scotland promising to maintain "the true religion" when the King in England tried to impose a way of worship and prayer. Thousands who defied the government and worshipped in the open air paid with their life for their "treason". … Read more
The Eye of the Beholder: A Brief Encounter with Violence & Pornography
By Robert Campbell. Speaking up about pornography is an opportunity to help eliminate a corrupting influence from the minds of young and old, alike. … Read more
Revitalize That Midweek Meeting!
By Herman de Jong. If your fellowship evening looks like a closely-knit club or is religiously well-programmed, then the time may have come to break through the exclusiveness of the evening and combine the foremost purpose of the fellowship hour with outreach to the community. … Read more
Leading God’s People and Caring for God’s People, by Stewart Matthew et al
Reviewed by Peter Bush. These are handbooks for the training of elders, with chapters focusing on helping elders develop their leadership skills, enhance teamwork within sessions, and become pastoral care-givers in their districts. … Read more
Testing the Diversity of the Presbyterian Church within Canada
By Jonathan Dent. Jonathan Goforth used the Revivalist models of Finney and Moody in China. In meetings, he prayed, sang hymns, taught the Word, and called for testimony. Hours were spent in the confession of sin and repentance. Revival broke out wherever Goforth went. … Read more
Renewal Through Alpha
By Alan Rowley. At long last, my faith has undergone a great renewal. Having been introduced to Jesus Christ through the Alpha program, I now have a complete belief in God. This program gave me a positive understanding of belief in the Christian faith. … 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
Did Jesus Christ Really Rise From the Dead?
Alan Reynolds presents evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead from the witness of history, the witness of Scripture, and the witness of His Spirit in our lives. … Read more
The Power of Commitment, by Jerry White
Reviewed by Jack Charleson. We live in a society where there are repeated demands on our time, talents and financial resources. … All this requires that we develop a level of “commitment” in order to be responsible in serving, not only those seeking our involvement, but more importantly, the Lord who is directing our lives. … 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