What is the anointing? In some Christian circles you might hear someone say, “the worship was so anointed,” or “the pastor was really anointed today.” What do they mean? But more importantly, how does the Bible…
Please join me in a written prayer inviting Jesus to speak to us in spaces that we may not have invited him to speak to us before: Lord, as Christians, we want to be able to meaningfully contribute to reconciliation between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Peoples, but we need you to lead us and guide us. Jesus, help us be better reconcilers between one another. Lord, we know that once we accept […]
In the quest for reconciliation in Canada, some Christians feel that the answer to the problem is Jesus. They correctly observe, “We can’t change the past.” They may feel that even if all of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) 94 Calls to Action were carried out, it would not be enough to satisfy Indigenous […]
As leaders, we are often told that we need to “lead like Jesus,” we need “to behave like Jesus.” But here is a sobering truth: If you do not have and are not […]
I gave a talk recently on Christianity and the World Religions. My presentation focused on the three most popular world religions outside of Christianity: Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. As I prepared my talk, two things struck me. 1. Pluralism doesn’t work I’m defining pluralism here as the idea that there are various religious paths to […]
I’m pleased to announce the publication of my next book: Gabriel, Andrew K. Barth’s Doctrine of Creation: Creation, Nature, Jesus, and the Trinity. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2014. On the Amazon USA site, you can view the table of contents, cover, and inside the book here. For those not in the USA, the book is also available […]