Barry Morris: A Faithful Public-Prophetic Witness: Dynamics, Challenges, and Ambiguities of Success in Urban & Community Ministries, Wipf & Stock, 2020 Barry Morris is one of those rare yet needful ministers who not only have been faithful to urban and… Read more →
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” Psalm 116:15 ESV It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dr. J.I. Packer, a treasured faculty member, author, churchman, and friend. James Innell… Read more →
The Emperor’s Orphans is, in part, a metaphor for Japanese who are positioned between cultures – born or raised somewhere other than Japan, but still drawn deeply to their ancestral roots. In telling her story, Winnipeg author Sally Ito combines… Read more →
BC BookLook has just posted an interview with Lara Campbell about her new book, A Great Revolutionary Wave: Women and the Vote in British Columbia (UBC Press, June 2020). Women gained the right to vote in British Columbia in 1917.… Read more →
Jordan Peterson often draws on the Bible and religious themes in his writing, so Ron Dart’s brand new book – Myth and Meaning in Jordan Peterson: A Christian Perspective – is timely. He has edited 10 essays which assess Peterson’s… Read more →
Regent Bookstore has one of the most comprehensive collections of theological titles in North America. They regularly feature the latest publications and audio recordings by Regent College faculty and alumni. Following is their most recent offering. Exiles on Mission: How… Read more →
Remembering Dietrich Bonhoeffer (February 4, 1906 – April 9, 1945) Jens Zimmermann wrote this comment to recognize the anniversary of Dietrich Bonfoeffer’s death, and to reflect on his legacy. He is the author of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Christian Humanism (Oxford University Press,… Read more →
Trump Card! Victory Belongs to China! Four Top Hospitals Join Forces in Battle for Wuhan That headline in a Chinese newspaper referred to four hospitals leading the fight against COVID-19 – and a later article in China Christian Daily pointed… Read more →
In pre-modern days if someone was sick they would commonly pray to the gods or visit a shaman or wisewoman to be healed; perform the correct ritual, take a potion or tonic, and say the right words or prayers. As… Read more →
How do we read the Bible? And how do we speak well about God? Those two questions encompass almost everything I write, teach or say. And they are the twin foci of Surprised by Jesus Again: Reading the Bible in… Read more →
