Sola Scriptura
A Parable: No one was certain why the Park family’s dog was at the baseball game, but Rover was there. Rover, deciding to live up to his name, took a walk and ended up in the outfield. Turmoil ensued.
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A Polarizing Figure
While most people don’t know a great deal about John Knox, they do have an opinion on him.
What does the Bible say?
October 31 is an important day, but maybe not for the reason you think. Yes, October 31 is also the day candy sellers and dentists […]
Always Beginners
In the expanse of the cathedral in Meaux, France, we began our pilgrimage with a prayer by Keri K. Wehlander: “We are always Beginners. So, let us go with curiosity and with courage, with vision and vigour. Let us journey beyond these opening doors.”
Lutherland
Don’t get me wrong. Luther’s an interesting character. I found the immersion in the myth and cult of Luther fascinating.
Happy Reformation Day
Wednesday isn’t just Halloween. It’s Reformation Day, too. 495 years since Luther took his hammer to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg. I had a minister in Ottawa who thumbtacked the theses to our church door to celebrate. Quirky but good, I thought. So maybe this might be considered my own form of thumbtacking. Trick or treat…
Words of the Way
Confessions can be dangerous things. Charles Fensham reflects on what it means to follow the Way of Christ—and to believe in words written on a prison wall.
Living Grace
Re Solas Not Solos, September Bill Klempa has the gift of making the Reformation teaching, “solas” understandable. Unfortunately, this glorious truth can degenerate into cheap […]
Truly Presbyterian
Although it doesn’t look like the portrait of a revolutionary, the painting hanging in the student lounge of the Presbyterian College in Montreal is the […]