Mission: Orthodoxy

Tips and tales from the world of conservative, confessional friends. We’re better and stronger when we work together. That’s the ethos which propelled the formation and growth of conservative renewal…

Building a Temple

An update on Living Stones – Last year Jon and I took a tour of the holy land with Ross Lockhart. What an amazing trip that was! We began in…

Lifting clergy burden

The Protestant Reformation, particularly in England, marked a major change in how pastoral care was done in churches. Up to that time, clergy in the Roman Catholic church focused their…

I was a virtual delegate at Lausanne 4

Can older, white church leaders let others take the lead in telling the story?

General Assembly 2024

After lengthy and spirited discussion at the 2023 General Assembly, there was anticipation of something similar in 2024. The audacious hope was that different liberal voices who spoke up in…

Bavinck in Brief: A Presbyterian Lifestyle

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

Here’s My Story

God is not done with The Presbyterian Church in Canada. … Read more

To Boldly Go

Believers should not get bogged down by our theological divisions within the PCC. The challenge is to remain strong and courageous as we speak the truth in love. It’s a…

The art of healthy dust-shaking (1)

Grace and humility are essential when we act. Part 1 of 4 … Read more

Support Our Vision

Living in Truth was launched as a free online magazine — but everything has a cost. Much of LIT’s development was led by Andy Cornell as part of his paid…

Praise and Prayer for Peace

A template for a special gathering to seek God’s intervention in an extraordinary time.

Safe Space – a Misguided Quest

The pursuit of an environment protected from harm may be primal, but it’s miscomprehended and misdirected.

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…

Can I get a witness?

There is great hope for the church. I see it in many places. Generally, where authentic believers and followers of Christ are gathered, we find peace, strength and spiritual growth.…

Bavinck in Brief: The Gospel and Social Action

Bavinck critiques two dominant views: one portraying Jesus as a social reformer, the other separating religion from politics entirely. … Read more