I write reluctantly about a subject I have studied only occasionally over the years. But friends have asked me to address it—particularly friends in pastoral ministry whose churches in Canada, the United States, Australia, and elsewhere are being riven by … Continued
Church
“And the Word Was Made Flesh…”
Today is the Feast of St. John the Evangelist. You will appreciate that I have some affinity with and affection for a Christian writer whose name I bear. But I want to draw attention to John as a non-writer today. … Continued
When Theological Disputation Is Too Much…
The United Church of Canada.The Anglican Church of Canada.The Presbyterian Church in Canada.[Counterparts in the United States: United Church of Christ, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist…] As a scholarly observer of the North American church scene, I have noticed a pattern of … Continued