A Polarizing Figure
While most people don’t know a great deal about John Knox, they do have an opinion on him.
Books
Theological Schools Matter
Did you know that James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, was a graduate of the Presbyterian College, Montreal? Or that Cairine R. Mackay Wilson, the first woman to sit in the Senate of Canada, was a Presbyterian and benefactor of our theological school in Montreal?
Matthew Brough Releases First Book in Fantasy Children’s Series
Matthew David Brough has released the first installment of his fiction adventure series, Del Ryder and the Crystal Seed, officially launched in his hometown of […]
The Bible in a Year
From a Garden to a City is a daily devotional that touches upon all the books of the Bible over the course of 365 days.
Stories of Survival
Angels are mentioned more than 270 times in the Bible; yet, they tend to get short shrift in many Presbyterian congregations and homes.
Hanging onto Hope
One Hour in Paris is a well-told story by a bright and articulate Canadian woman. Her rape story appears at the outset; the rest of the book is about her recovery, about what worked and what didn’t as she tried to get on with her life, and about surviving trauma.
Thinking Past Empire
This is a book about humility. That’s genuine humility, which preachers in our part of the world often lack. We talk about humility and then demonstrate that we’re not prepared to attend to voices other than our own, or to the Bible as others may read it.
Learning to Trust God
Henry Wildeboer, a pastor with the Christian Reformed Church, writes out of the crucible of 50 years of ministry experience and describes the many challenges and opportunities he faced in leading congregations to fulfil the great commission.
Accommodating Reasonably
An argument could be made that the battle for religious freedoms has been a defining force in Canada’s story.
Learning to Trust God
Henry Wildeboer, a pastor with the Christian Reformed Church, writes out of the crucible of 50 years of ministry experience and describes the many challenges and opportunities he faced in leading congregations to fulfil the great commission.
Life in the Margins
Reformed Presbyterians played an important role in Canadian history, argues Rev. Dr. Eldon Hay in his recently published book The Covenanters in Canada: Reformed Presbyterianism from 1820 to 2012.
Reading the Nativity
Scott McAndless does not tinker with the Christmas story as it’s found in scripture; instead, he is seeking to clarify what the biblical account is really saying.
Bedtime Prayers
My daughter makes sure we read from this book each and every evening— even on nights when she’s dawdled too much and the clock shows it’s bedtime past, she insists on reading a prayer before closing her eyes.
Historical Morsels
The second volume of Profiles in Mission is a smorgasbord of historical morsels picked from the history of the Atlantic Mission Society and its predecessors.
Negative Theology
Christianity is not: “a culture-religion … a religion of the book … a doctrine … a system of morality” nor is it “the church” or “the truth.” Then what is Christianity?
From Islam to Jesus
The name Lamin Sanneh is hardly a household one for most Canadian Presbyterians, but he is someone worth getting to know. His autobiography is a compelling read, simply in terms of the unlikely and remarkable trajectory of his life.
A Theory of Everything
The main problem with this book is its excessive speculation—though tantalizing at times—and its simplistic ‘theory of everything.’
Living and Learning
Here is a reader-friendly, truth-seeking, insightful story, which locates its genesis in not yet disheartened times.
Listening
St. Andrew’s, King Street, in Toronto, has reissued a1972 recording in which 10 choristers and organist/director Douglas Bodle present 17 hymns from the 1972 Book of Praise.
The God He Loves
Lawrence Brice presents an explanation (an apologetic) in a popular, thoughtful way that reveals why the faith of the Christian is satisfying in both rational and experiential ways.