I’ve joined the team of broadcaster Lorna Dueck, whose TV show “Context with Lorna Dueck” is seen coast-to-coast in Canada. Her shows are...

I need to crowdsource this concern via my blog, and I’ll likely advertise it on FB and Twitter, too. (Why, yes, there is a little irony...

Book reviewing done well is a fine art: one must humbly submit oneself to the mind of the author, to the shape and direction of the book,...

I promised to discuss three nonstandard forms of book reviewing. Here goes. Plundering  This sort of review simply offers to the reader...

My last post outlined the elements of a good, generic book review. Here are a few extra considerations regarding such a review. First,...

I teach book reviewing at Regent College. I found it a tremendously valuable discipline as a graduate student and young professor (I...

We NFL fans have just finished a weekend full of playoff excitement: It’s all on the line, the stakes are absolutely high, someone’s...

I subscribe to Vancouver magazine. It tells me what’s happening in the arts in my city; it tips me off regarding new restaurants and good...

I’ve written seven books to date, on quite a range of subjects: evangelicalism in Canada, the problem of God and evil, defending (and...

Next Saturday at Regent College I’ll be conducting my annual Writers’ Seminar: 12 November, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., nominal charge,...

I’ve been teaching study skills seminars in one form or another for many a year. I took a study skills course myself when I was a...

You might think that the worst thing you can do as a writer is fail to mention something important. Not so. Many textbook authors share...

I’ve been asked by friends and readers (overlapping, but not identical, categories!) to opine about Rob Bell’s new book, Love Wins. Some...

As part of our wide-ranging conversation on this blog, let’s discuss the word “only” and the two ways it is typically misused. Won’t that...