John Stackhouse
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Did Jesus Really Exist?
From time to time I get asked this question–Did Jesus really exist? Recently, a student of mine in a University of Manitoba class more...
John Stackhouse
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One of the Giants of Our Time: John Stackhou–er, John Stott
Amazon is up to its old tricks, somehow conflating promotional material from a book by the great English preacher John R. W. Stott with...
John Stackhouse
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Can God Be Trusted? A Second Chance to Respond to That Question
Every once in a while, a book gets a second chance. Usually books have a year or maybe two to “make it,” and if they don’t sell well,...
John Stackhouse
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Merry Yule, Y'all
My family and I are about to move from Vancouver to North Vancouver, a move of about seven minutes’ drive across the Second Narrows...
John Stackhouse
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I've Gotta Be Me
Here are some people I admire: the apostle Paul, Thomas Aquinas, Francis Xavier, John Calvin, J. S. Bach, Jonathan Edwards, John and...
John Stackhouse
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The Shack 4: Some Celebrations
Having defended the genre of The Shack, and having offered some theological demurrals, let’s conclude with some delight in the good...
John Stackhouse
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The Shack 3: Theological Concerns (Part 2)
Let’s pick up where we left off, so . . . Fourth, The Shack skims briefly over the surface of theology of religions, raising the question...
John Stackhouse
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The Shack 2: Some Theological Concerns (Part 1)
The Shack dives into the deep end of the religious pool, swimming around in the Biggest Questions: the divine nature, the Trinity, the...
John Stackhouse
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The Shack 1: In Defense of Ideological Fiction
Regent College recently sponsored an evening with the author of the phenomenal bestseller The Shack. William Paul Young talked about the...
John Stackhouse
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Great Preaching as a Great Present
I don’t easily find books for spiritual reading. So I’m always glad when someone recommends a book that he or she has found helpful. One...
John Stackhouse
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Getting Things Done: A Cult You Should Join
This is a blog about religion, spirituality, theology, and such like. Well, you need to hear about the cult I joined a few years ago and...
John Stackhouse
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A Good Book on a Terrible Subject: Cancer
I won’t recommend books often on this blog, but I want to recommend this one: Cancer: A Medical and Spiritual Guide for Patients and...