Jesus is our only hope

The sharp increase in the price of groceries is depressing – $25 for a can of coffee that used to be $9.99? It gives dark roast a new meaning. We…

Living in King Herod’s world today

Just as shock and grief from the senseless murders in Tumbler Ridge were fading from the national consciousness, Canadians were jarred by another disturbing revelation.

Bavinck in Brief: God, Simply

God’s revelation of His perfect self provides a foundation for our knowledge about the Divine. Third of a series: (1) “Bavinck in Brief: Method as Model“, (2) “Bavinck in Brief:…

Is revival possible?

Learning from the spirituality of the Reformation … Read more

Bavinck in Brief: A Presbyterian Lifestyle

Sin’s consequences are powerful, but human will can be trained and reinforced.

Creative licence caution

There are many excellent television shows online these days that have a solid biblical foundation. What could go wrong by watching them? … Read more

Way, Truth and Life 

The hand-out invitation for a class now essential in any church: If you know nothing, or maybe a little, or are full of questions about the Christian faith and are…

Bavinck in Brief: A Green Theology

As with nature, Scripture and the church are organisms.

When it Comes to Prayer, Make a Plan

The battle is won from a place of stillness.

What is a Presbyterian General Assembly?

Rev. Paul Johnston, in blue shirt, takes in the proceedings at General Assembly 2025. A (possibly radical) proposal for a fresh answer. What is a Presbyterian General Assembly. The short…

Church planting: small communities

Small groups can achieve what large communities can’t. Part 3 in a series on church planting. … Read more

What God is doing at Cariboo

Drawn in by God and sent out on holy mission.

Sunday Baseball: the thief on the cross makes it home

The boys of summer can remind the church of what’s missing.

How to Prepare for General Assembly

Some thoughts and advice on how to speak the truth in love and remain standing.

Dialogue, pluralism and discipleship

A challenge to repositioning the church in a post-Christendom age.

Quebec: an unholy mess of secularism and regulation

Tighter controls, no mercy and a moratorium mean hundreds of congregations are without a home. Mountainside United Church and St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, both in Westmount QC, recently sold and…