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• No Liars in Heaven

  Before I was a Christian, I had people witness to me in various ways.  One of those ways was by handing me tracts.  Some tracts were okay and then there were... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament

  

  One of the areas that Christians need more understanding of is how the New Testament writers used the Old Testament.  The Bible of Jesus and the Apostles was... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Billy Graham & Me

  

  The ministry of Billy Graham has been very influential in my life.  I had a very low opinion of televangelists.  But I remember the priest at the Anglican churc... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Youth Ministry: Now and Not Yet

  

  When I went into vocational ministry, I started as a youth pastor.  I have always been interested in youth ministry, as it was in my mid-teens that I left the... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Thoughts on King James Only

  I had a conversation with one of my students about the King James Bible and the Textus Receptus.  Our conversation provoked some thoughts that I would like to... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Ephesians at Tyndale

  

  Tyndale University College has a great opportunity for those with busy schedules who want to receive a theological education. It is their modular program throug... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Available to Preach

  Although I am very much interested in the academic side of theology and biblical studies, my passion is really for the local church. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Apologetics and Integrity

  One of the dangers of apologetics is that we can get completely focused on winning arguments or bringing in converts to Christianity.  There is nothing wrong... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Hope’s Reason Daily

  There are always things happening on the religious landscape.  The Internet makes much of that accessible but all that information can be overwhelming. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Six Things Christians Say

  Steve McSwain wrote an article in the Huffington Post titled 6 Things Christians Should Just Stop Saying. While I can think of plenty of things that Christians... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Religious But Not Spiritual

  We hear a lot about those who identify as spiritual but not religious.  These are people who have given up on organized religion and yet still have sense of... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Emergence Christianity

  

  I have heard some people claim that traditional Christianity is on its way out and emergent Christianity is the only way forward. Traditional Christianity must... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Worldwide Evangelical Seminary

  One of my fellow D.Min. students at Acadia Divinity College, Teemu Lehtonen, has started a new international seminary aimed at non-English speakers especially i... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• You’re Not as Crazy as I Think

  

  There are many apologetics books that give you information on how to pull apart another person’s views, but much fewer on how to communicate effectively and... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Exposing the Jesus Myth

  I will be speaking on April 13, 2013 at 7 pm  to the Network of Christian Apologists in Calgary at Rocky Mountain College. I’m not physically heading out to... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Slavery and Biblical Authority

  I am currently reading Phyllis Tickle’s Emergence Christianity and I came across the following quote:“In the years immediately preceding 1868, the... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Hemorrhaging Faith

  As one very interested in the faith landscape in Canada, one of the great resources available is that of Hemorrhaging Faith. This is a study that has been done... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• An Alien Attack on Richard Dawkins

  Richard Dawkins has many problems with religion.  Not only does he see religion as being false, he sees it as being dangerous. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What Does ‘No Religion’ Mean?

  William Lane Craig finally made it on CNN, in this case to respond to the Amazing Atheist Guy.  I am sure that there is much that could be said about this... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Experiencing God Without Losing Your Mind

  

  As an ordained pastor, apologetics is not just an academic pursuit for me, it something that I believe needs to get into the church. I have experimented with... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY