The book called The Gospel of Luke was one of the earliest biographies of Jesus to be written, probably in the second half of the first century CE, while many of the eye-witnesses of the events it describes were still alive. The author, Luke, was a medical doctor (then as now one of the better […]
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“Have you read The Shack?” If you haven’t been asked that question recently, you probably will be. The book has two claims to fame: it has topped the Globe and Mail fiction best-seller list for eleven weeks and counting—and it is not easy to find at Indigo. The former tells you lots of people are
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This is a continuation of http://institute.wycliffecollege.ca/?p=112 The first part of this article was about in-house distinctions of spirituality: what are the different branches of the Christian tree, if you like. In this second part, I want to think about—well, I guess the opposite of in-house is out-house—what distinguishes Christian spirituality, this Christian tree (whichever of the
Christian Spirituality: Part II DISTINCTIVES OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY Read More »
The simplest definition of evangelism I ever heard is: \”preaching the Gospel.\” But that of course begs the question: What exactly is the Gospel? A few years ago, I was leading a workshop on evangelism, and said something about \”the Gospel.\” An elderly gentleman in the front row spoke up and said, \”I\’ve been in
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Some sermons I dislike more than others. One of them gets preached periodically at Easter (not in my present parish, I hasten to add). It is based on the story of Thomas, and it goes like something this. “Maybe you consider yourself a doubter. Well, so was Thomas in today’s reading. And clearly, Jesus accepted
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People talk about how we can avoid a split in the Anglican Church. The truth is that it is too late. The split has already happened. Look at the signs: On the personal level, our church has been bleeding members for years, and I suspect the rate is accelerating. People are moving to other denominations
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What do you think of garbage collectors? Or architects? Or farmers? Not whether they are nice or nasty (though that might be important): but what do you think of them theologically? The reason I ask is this: I find that in seminaries we do not always place a high value on the career theology students
Adam was a Gardener Read More »
Students in my “Evangelism in Cultural Context” class went out into the neighborhood around the college a couple of weeks ago to talk to people about Christian faith. The questionnaire (put together the previous week) asked about: (a) people’s present spirituality (b) what they knew already about Christianity and (c) what might cause them to
Talking to Canadians: Some Surprising Findings Read More »
I do not think the God of Christianity is particularly religious. If Jesus is right, God created all of life, not just the narrowly religious bits. So if God is interested in us, God doesn’t have to wait till we get religious. God can communicate with us many ways—through friends, books, school, experiences . .
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G.K.Chesterton once contributed to a correspondence in The Times on what is wrong with the world by writing, “What is the wrong with the world? I am. Yours sincerely, G.K.Chesterton.” By analogy, when I am asked, what is an Anglican Evangelical? I am tempted to reply, Well, I am. So, at the risk of seeming
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