Psalm 53; Leviticus 25:1-19; Revelation 19:9-10 Day 24 | Tuesday, April 1 I posted an overview of Union Gospel Mission’s Lent Devotional March 6 and am posting four excerpts during March and early April. This week’s entry is by Joyce Chan,…
I posted an overview of Union Gospel Mission’s Lent Devotional last week and will post four excerpts over the next few weeks. This week’s entry is by Fari Maghami, writing from the Downtown Eastside. The devotional is widely available in…
Nigel Biggar may be Emeritus Regius Professor of Moral Theology at the University of Oxford, but he remains a very active man. He now devotes much of his energy to offering insights into how British culture (Western cultures generally) should…
In Canada’s recent history, unprecedented numbers of people have died from drug overdoses, and despite various approaches, none have succeeded in mitigating this tragic epidemic. Today’s opioid crisis is especially harsh among the homeless and marginalized, but its impact supersedes…
Union Gospel Mission has again published a Lent Devotional, “featuring reflections on gratitude from UGM’s staff and community.” It is widely available in print (check the back shelf in your local church) and online. UGM’s Church Relations Team coordinated the…
This is my second local books round-up of 2025, covering nine new books from the local Christian community. Again there is a range of topics. The write-ups are primarily from Amazon and publisher / author sites. The first three books will be…
Nigel Biggar knows something about being critically received, but he was probably surprised when he learned that his alma mater had cancelled his lecture planned for March 6. Biggar had been scheduled to deliver a talk on ‘Colonialism Revisited: Did…
Angela Reitsma Bick & Peter Schuurman. Blessed are the Undone: Testimonies of the Quiet Deconstruction of Faith in Canada (New Leaf Press, 2024) Painful as this book will be to many readers, and as problematic as some authorial assumptions appear to…
Are we still allowed to watch the Super Bowl? I imagine there might still be a few Canadians watching the big show, even though President Trump will be in attendance. And there is a very encouraging Canadian connection which might…
This article is part of a series called ‘Christianity: a missionary religion.’ As I said in the introduction to the series, mostly, I’ll look at recently published books. It is encouraging to see that, while most churches and Christian bookstores have largely…