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Heaven, Hell and Rob Bell’s new book, ‘Love Wins’
Evangelical pastor, Rob Bell and his latest book, Love Wins, scheduled to be released on March 29, 2011, has already caused a firestorm over some of his proposed ideas surrounding hell. The publisher...
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Staying close – 365 days a year
It has become clear to me once again how absolutely essential it is to stay close to God every day. I’m thinking specifically when you are engaged in a vocation that falls outside the parameters of...
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Grace & Forgiveness: Cardinal Virtues in a Hostile World
“To err is human; to forgive is divine.” Our society is bent on retribution and revenge. ‘I don’t get mad; I get even’ seems to illustrate the prevailing consensus in the world. The implementation...
View ArticleGiving credit where credit is due
I think it’s a common human experience to take credit for just about every good thing that has ever happened in the world. Whether it be a medical/scientific breakthrough, an engineering marvel, a...
View ArticleThe Renewing Power of a Shattered Dream
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the dreams, aspirations, plans, and hopes we all have in life. One of the things I’m learning again is that there are seasons in life when things simply do not...
View Article3 Lessons I’m Learning About God, Faith and Doubt
I always thought I had come to know too much about God to ever walk away from the faith, until a trigger event happened and everything changed. My theology of suffering was strong, but that meant...
View Article3 Lessons I’m Learning from the Jian Ghomeshi Story
I’ve been watching and reading the news lately relative to the removing of Jian Ghomeshi from the CBC and wanted to share a few thoughts. 1.) I’m not the judge or jury. Who is guilty of what will...
View ArticleNo Walls Needed: The Ten Commandments, Evangelism by Force and Walking Away...
I’m just going to say it…Placing the ten commandments on the walls of our schools or attempting to force people to recite the Lord’s Prayer in public spaces, is not the way to spread Christianity....
View ArticleThe Danger of Seeking God
The danger of seeking God comes when the picture or conception of God we have formulated is inaccurate. If we have created an image of God built around little more than our own psychological...
View ArticleThe Holy Spirit as the Catalyst for a Jesus-Shaped Life
When we sing lyrics that prayerfully asks God to make us more like Jesus, I wonder if we really understand what we’re asking for? I wonder if we fully grasp the implications of what our prayer entails?...
View ArticleJesus – Now 50% Off by Justin Hiebert
I recently had a conversation with some friends that focused on the ways we have cheapened discipleship, and I immediately connected it to our insatiable desire for a good deal. We always desire to...
View ArticleA Disembodied Gospel and Learning to Walk in the Darkness
A disembodied gospel is really no gospel at all. The whole idea of removing oneself from the world is foreign to the gospel and Jesus, who lived in the trenches and streets of everyday life. How can we...
View ArticleJesus, Enemy-Love and the Church: A Call to Put Away our Swords, Stop...
Christians are all too often known more for what they stand against, than what they stand for. Contemporary enemies, as we have defined them at least, are the people and issues we fight against in the...
View Article2 Things Christians Should Consider in Our Public Use of the Phrase ‘Keep...
Keep Christ in Christmas is the slogan of choice for many Christians during this time of year. We see the phrase used all over the place – from Facebook posts, Twitter feeds and Instagram pictures, to...
View ArticleReview – Burning Questions and Faith: Exploring Where the Evidence Leads (DVD)
Burning Questions is a new six-part DVD series produced by Talon Productions and Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, and is hosted by Dr. Andy Bannister, the Director for RZIM Canada. In this very...
View ArticleCharlie Hebdo, Free Speech and Finding a Better Way
I was horrified, angry and sad when I heard about the recent events in Paris, France and the merciless killing of eight staff at the satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, along with two police officers,...
View ArticleJesus (Re)Centered – A New Slogan and Focus for 2015
Since relaunching my blog in October 2014, I’ve made a number of significant changes that I’ve been very happy with. The overall format, style and level of interaction have been some of the best...
View ArticleWhat’s the Plan? The Adjustment Bureau and the Question of Free Will
The most common questions about God in contemporary society center less on whether or not God exists and more on what kind of God exists. And, by way of extension, what kind of world did God chose to...
View ArticleWhy We Need to Seriously Reconsider the Whole Idea Behind the ‘Altar Call’
Asking people to make a decision to have their sins forgiven, but spending little time calling them to become disciples, is like telling someone half a story, while leaving them to figure out the rest...
View ArticleA King and His Kingdom: Relearning the Story of Jesus From the Ground Up
Sometimes, in order to learn about something, we have to (un)learn all of the things we thought we knew about that something first. In our pursuit of Jesus, sometimes we have to (un)learn what we...
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