By Eugene H. Peterson. Those who are too tired to go on, or consigned to the sidelines because of lack of stamina, or resigned to a marginal status, need to hear the inward assurance of God's affirmation through the generous verdict of David at the Brook Besor. … Read more
Editorial – Education Edition
By Calvin Brown – The Presbyterian approach to education has led to the creation of the worldview that now governs civilization. The danger of glorying in education, however, is that like all creations it can easily be changed from a gift of God to a form of idolatry. … Read more
Editorial: Evangelical Theological Education
By Calvin Brown. Evangelicals in our church have for too long been beating their chests with recriminations for our failures and non-evangelicals have been using the evangelicals in our church as "whipping boys" who were blamed for holding back progress. … Read more
College Leaders Respond to Some Questions
The questions are about the most important thing that graduates will take away with them, how colleges are addressing the matter of the church in decline, assumptions about the level of Christian formation that entering students have, the biggest challenge facing the colleges, and new initiatives at the colleges. … Read more
Living Churches feature: Kortright Church
Bob Bettridge describes how Kortright has grown as a result of its emphasis on purpose, stewardship, Christian education, evangelism, and the priesthood of all believers. … Read more
Standing on the Rock: The Importance of Biblical Inerrancy, by James Montgomery Boice
Reviewed by Edmund F. Bloedow. Is the Bible “the word of God”? Or “the words of men”? Or “the word of God and the words of men combined”? Boice sets out to champion the first of these positions, the classic evangelical doctrine, the view that was believed throughout church history … Read more
The Beam in Our Eye
By Paul A. Myers. The mandate of seminaries has never been easy. We no longer live in those serene times when both the church and its ministers inherited respect and sympathy. So, we now have the formidable task to articulate more clearly than ever the reason for our hope. … Read more
Can We Domesticate the Holy Spirit?
By Bob Little. When Spirit-filled people move quietly into an old congregation, when dissatisfied and hungry souls cry to God for new life, or when God himself invades a group in his sovereignty. I have seen renewal begin and new life follow. … Read more
Same-Sex Partnerships? A Christian Perspective, by John Stott
Reviewed by Helga L. Stewart. John Stott’s little publication is a timely help in providing its readers with the well-laid-out arguments and biblical perspective that form the basis of the position taken on same-sex partnerships by the evangelical community, amongst others. … Read more
Conquering Fear
By Edward P. Mason — FEAR! That is a word which conjures up events or incidents in life which are gladly and hopefully forgotten during one’s life-time. Of course, some fearful long-past event is remembered, still causing feelings of fear and anxiety. The word “fear” itself denotes “sudden calamity” or “danger.” It involves the emotions of pain or … Read more
Preaching, by Fred B. Craddock
Reviewed by J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. Craddock is one of those in the school of preaching who pays as much attention to those who listen to preaching as to the liturgical reading and interpreting of Scripture. … Read more
Annual Meeting 2000
Photos by Jack Harewood. About 100 people attended the 2000 Annual Meeting and Conference. Dr. Marva Dawn was the main speaker. It was a time of great encouragement for all who were there. … See the pictures
Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity, by Eugene H. Peterson
Reviewed by J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. Peterson’s threefold concerns are the practice of prayer, the reading of Scripture, and the giving (and) receiving of spiritual direction. This is “a conversation” with this book and not precisely a “book review.” … Read more
“Living Faith”: The Process
As a member of the committee responsible for drafting the new statement of faith, Garth Wilson describes the questions and concerns that the committee had to deal with while writing the document. … Read more
The Beautiful Bride: The Incarnational Aspect of Evangelism
By Mark Graham. Over the last few years, evangelism has become a priority of the Presbyterian Church in Canada and in typical Presbyterian fashion we have established the appropriate committees to deal with the problem. Of course we realize how difficult evangelism is. We live in an essentially secular society where fewer than four out of ten attend church with any regularity. … Read more