Classic 1923 text by J. Gresham Machen comes to life again. In this diverse world of ours, we live side-by-side with colleagues, friends, neighbours and even family members who hold sometimes radically different political views, lifestyles and opinions about life. The Presbyterian Church in Canada has never been wholly unified. Progressives and traditionalists have been … Read more
A review of “Canoeing the Mountains – Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory” by Tod Bolsinger. Canoeing the Mountains Truth be told, I dismissed this book without reading a single page. It was a freebie, handed out at the PCC Pastor’s Conference back in 2019, which screamed “remainder bin.” And the title — way too cute. … Read more
A Review of A Presbyterian Requiem – Rev. Don MacLeod’s personal memoir. An almost-legendary figure in the PCC, MacLeod had an extraordinary career which touched no fewer than eight decades … Read more
The burden of this superb piece of theological work is to demonstrate the centrality of the descent and ascent of Jesus Christ to Calvin's understanding of salvation as human participation in the life of God. … Read More
This book comes out of the personal wrestling of living in a "waffle-filled" mainline denomination and knowing the anguish and foolishness of half-truths that pass for wisdom. Rather than becoming bitter, he has exposed these half-truths with dry humour, wit, and hyperbole. … Read More
This biography traces the ministry of David Craig in the latter half of the twentieth century, as a young missionary in Nigeria, where his life was threatened several times before a firing squad, and as a minister during heart-rending days of evangelism and schism in the French work in Quebec. … Read More