Rob Bell…not again. Sorry. In the book Love Wins, Bell does ask a lot of questions (that is all that is in the first chapter!), but he does answer some of them too, so I don’t think he is totally ambiguous. First, a few things I really liked about the book. His chapter on heaven […]
Looking for a ministry position? While I find networking is one of the most effective ways to find employment in this area (especially a pastoral role), here are some web pages that you might find helpful. http://www.christianjobsearch.net/ http://www.ministryemployment.ca/ http://www.christiancareerscanada.com/ And if you are looking for something in the PAOC: Links to the district offices. Listings […]
I recently had an e-mail asking, “could you please recommend a good ‘Pentecostal/Evangelical’ commentary.” I thought my response would be worth posting here. Most commentary series include a mix of scholars, some evangelical and some not. However, here are a few that immediately come to mind and that I am pretty sure include all evangelical scholars: the […]
Do I have disciples? Can I disciple someone? Or is it all about Jesus Christ? These are some foundational questions I asked myself recently about discipleship. In answering my questions I observed: 1/ When referring to Christians as “disciples,” the NT never uses the term “disciple” in reference to anyone other than Jesus Christ. You […]
Pleased to announce the publication of my first book: THE LORD IS THE SPIRIT. You can view the cover and some of the inside on Amazon. The publisher’s page is here.
The PAOC (Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada) recently published a booklet entitled, Authentically Pentecostal: Here’s What We See—A Conversation, which is a collection of essays, largely coming out of the PAOC’s “Theological Study Commission.” The publication covers the themes of Christ as savior, baptizer, healer, and coming king from theological and pastoral perspectives. In the section […]
Ephesians 5:24-25 says, “Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” Usually verse 24 gets all the attention, but I pondered recently what it might mean for me to […]
During our retreat last weekend the speaker told a story (of which I will no doubt get some of the details wrong) about a couple of drug addicts who had just decided to become followers of Christ. The next day they asked the pastor and his friend if Ouija boards were okay. The pastor and […]
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has a Center for Research on Canadian Evangelicalism, which now has an online publication called Church & Faith Trends. You can subscribe for updates. http://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/Page.aspx?pid=5128
The first volume of the Canadian Journal of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity is now online. See my essay (among others) on Macchia and his response.