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
Why Do Churches Need Spiritual Renewal?
By Clark H. Pinnock. Our churches need to be renewed in the Spirit of God in order to be able to be what God intends them to be. If it were just to attain a euphoric spiritual high, seeking renewal would just be another form of selfism … Read more
Marriage
By Ian Rennie. God has prepared us for marriage by creating us with gender. And He has given us instructions for successful marriage in the Bible. We need to believe God, rather than the experts. Matthew 19:1-9 is very specific about leaving our parents and becoming one with our spouse. … 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
Putting In Its Place: Canadian Presbyterian Independent Journalism
By A. Donald MacLeod. Independent Presbyterian journalism contributed greatly to the debate over Church Union in the 25 years prior to 1925. Following union, a succession of generally short-lived publications sought to keep the church on track. The Renewal Fellowship's Channels was welcomed as giving a whole new face to evangelicals. … Read more
Three New Board Members
Calvin Brown, the Executive Director, introduces Raymond Lee, Kent D. MacLeod, and David Jennings as new Board members. They will each serve a three-year term. A complete list of the Board of Directors is on the inside front cover. … Read more
Jesus Who?
By Paul Barnett. Although nineteen hundred and fifty-four years have passed since his death, Jesus of Nazareth remains a continuing figure of fascination, and not just to Christians. Is the Bible reliable? … Read more
Contemplating Our Place in Heaven
By Esther McIlveen. A few summers ago in a creative writing workshop a group of us experienced the electrifying results that can happen when the reality of heaven comes alive. … Read more
Developing An Eager Church
By George Mallone. Given our usual seminary experience, ministry by the pastor alone is not entirely unexpected. Much of our formal theological training has left us unprepared. In homiletics, we learned to preach. In Christian education, we learned to teach. But where were we trained for an equipping ministry? … Read more
The Current Debate (Battle for the Trinity excerpt)
By Donald Bloesch. Feminism has affected the liturgy and worship of the church, its governing bodies, its witness, its doctrine, and its sacred literature. In this book, Donald Bloesch critiques and challenges it. … Read more
The Timothy Principle, by Roy Robertson
Reviewed by Stephen Jenvey. This book covers basic principles needed in one’s life before fruitful discipleship can take place: consistency in the daily devotional life, understanding and being able to explain the plan of salvation, having a prayer plan, and approaches to Bible study … Read more
Citizens of Another Kingdom: Living Now for the World to Come, by John E. Balchin
Reviewed by Greg Dallimore. The church has a message for the world and a ministry to it only when she is significantly different from the world. … Read more
Whose Dominion? – Christianity and Canadian Culture Historically Considered
By John G. Stackhouse, Jr., pictured on the cover. Canadian Christians sometimes look back with nostalgia to when Christianity was dominant in the country. "God" is in the national anthem. Is Canada a Christian nation? Is it more or less Christian today than previously? … Read more
The Family: Marbles or Miracles
By David Mills. In a world that is dying of despair, loneliness and depression, people want reality in their lives. They are looking for people with a simple, different, loving lifestyle based and built on the pattern of the love of Jesus Christ. … 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
Timothy: Taking Over In Ephesus
By Eugene Peterson. The church at Ephesus, established by Paul, was, at first, the model church, but by the time Timothy was sent there, had become a mess, with a culture of religion without commitment, spirituality without content, and not much concern about God. What did Timothy do about it? … Read more