By Gail Reid. At the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada's yearly event for their affiliate denominations and ministry organizations in Ottawa on October 26, 2001, a workshop was held with a panel of three representatives from renewal groups in the historic mainline denominations on how people should pray for those in these churches. … Read more
God Is Faithful
By Carol S. Ward. There are wonderful signs of the Holy Spirit moving in great power amongst us in many different ways and across the denominations. The Alpha program is impacting almost every denomination, and the Renewal Network Conferences are drawing people to worship God in openness to the movement of the Holy Spirit in their midst. … Read more
What Do You Think Are The Church’s Biggest Problems?
By Mariano DiGangi. At the risk of appearing judgmental, the author recognizes the church's biggest problems as moral erosion, conflict over contemporary and traditional worship styles, and declining membership. Church growth happens under relevant biblical preaching, among people who see themselves as responsible for spreading the faith. … Read more
Finding Christ In The Passover Celebration
By Joseph Gray. Christian believers are encouraged to rediscover the richness and beauty of the Judaic roots of our faith. The full significance of the events of Passion Week, the most powerful, beautiful, and meaningful of the entire Christian year, can be properly understood only within the context of the Passover festival. … 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
Bryden on Preaching
By Robert K. Anderson. Dubbed a "Barthian" by those who like to use labels, Principal Bryden claimed allegiance to no particular school of thought, except as it was founded upon the Scriptures. In the pulpit he was like a flame, and his "asides" were reputed to be better than his lectures. … Read more
Report on Assembly
By Calvin Brown. The Executive Director reports on the highlights of General Assembly, including worship, the death of Jack McIntosh, Young Adult Representatives, the Church Doctrine Committee report, and the presence of the Renewal Fellowship. … Read more
The Revival of Storytelling
By Fred Ash. There is a revival afoot, a return to the simplicity of storytelling by which one person sits (or stands) before a group of listeners and tells them a story — no fancy equipment, no elaborate props, no information technology, just a storyteller and her voice. … Read more
The Short Story of Zacchaeus
By Fred Ash. This story is an example of storytelling, as covered in the previous article, "The Revival of Storytelling", by Fred Ash. … Read more
The Big Church Supper
By Fred Ash. The purpose of this sketch, for presentation in a church setting, is that of Jesus' Parable of the Great Banquet, to remind the congregation of their real calling to seek and to save the lost and that Christ will build His Church with or without them. … Read more
A Living Tradition
By Robert C. Spencer. The concept of receiving and passing on the principles of the Christian faith is a biblical concept of tradition derived from rabbinic Judaism. This is a good aspect of tradition that is essential to the process of equipping the saints for the work of ministry. … Read more
The Path of Life: Memoirs of Clare and Grace McGill
By Calvin Brown. This book chronicles the work of this missionary couple in Taiwan. It follows the historical and changing political realities the missionaries had to labour under, the creation of a written language for the Tayal people, and the personal lives of the missionaries themselves. … Read more
Editorial – Fences
By Calvin Brown. Theological fences (creeds and confessions) are useful to help people understand their faith, but they can also be used to persecute people. The temptation is to tear down all fences rather than develop the maturity to discern which fences are good and which ones are not. … Read more
What Stripe of Christian?
By Darrell W. Johnson. The question "What stripe of Christian are you?" has validity amidst theological diversity. Darrell Johnson is not yet what he wants to be: a faithful, grace-filled, grateful, joyful, Christ-centered, Spirit-filled, Trinitarian servant who will do all he can to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with the world. … Read more
Jesus Christ and the Undoing of Adam
By C. Baxter Kruger. To have a relationship with Jesus, we must be willing to rethink everything we thought we knew, so that we can see more clearly and experience the liberation and joy and life of such clearer sight. With this in mind, Dr. Kruger re-examines the meaning of the cross. … Read more
2001 Annual Meeting
Photos by Jack Harewood. This was a jubilant gathering – Baxter Kruger (pictured on the cover) sharing God’s love with us, great fellowship, and with the Renewal Fellowship membership topping 1000 for the first time. … 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