Joyful Mission in a Christian Household

By Kristine Blaess As our eldest child is preparing to leave home for college this fall, I have been reflecting on these precious years with our children at home. We have had good seasons and challenging sea... Read More...

Equating ‘Church’ With ‘Worship’

By Calvin Lane  Language matters. It shapes our perceptions and priorities, and (we hope) reflects objective truth. No, I’m not talking about pronouns or identities, but rather something perhaps closer to ho... Read More...

Branding Jesus

By Kelly Wilson Church attendance is in decline. This has given birth to many articles and think pieces exploring why churches are shrinking, and has prompted many churches to increase their efforts at evang... Read More...

The Gamers Are All Right

By Samuel Cripps I helped lead a Bible study this week with six young men, ages 17-30. As a group, we dissected the parables of the Mustard Seed and of the Sower found in Matthew 13. Those passages prompted further discussion about the authorship of the Gos... Read More...

How to Internet

By Samuel Cripps Prior to beginning my road to the ordained ministry I worked in software and web design. I had some good luck with it, but soon enough the call to ministry became too strong and I walked awa... Read More...

By Word and Deed

Gospel Witness Through the Ages A History of Evangelism By David M. Gustafson Eerdmans, pp. 471, $39.99 Reviewed by Grant LeMarquand Years ago, when I was a theological student in Montreal, our parish ... Read More...