A recent article by James Wood recounts his evolution from a fanboy of Tim Keller to a critic. 1 His argument sparked a flurry of...

A prayer from the African pastor Augustine in the 4th century has stirred my thought for some time: God, “you were closer to me than I am...

An era is ending. See if this agrees with what you’re seeing. For the last several generations, when our churches needed a new pastor, we...

The Unexpected End - And Beginning Have you ever asked God for direction only to have him answer more clearly than you expected? In the...

In his letter to the church in Ephesus, Paul reminded the Ephesians that God “chose us in him before the foundation of the world”...

When I entered the academic world recently, I noticed changes in Christian education I had not been aware of. I had not realized...

Easter is about grand themes. Jesus suffered and died for our sins. He paid the penalty for every act of rebellion against God. He rose...

“At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi,...

I love the topic of apologetics. Understanding theology and why you believe what you believe has been intriguing in my life as a...

Intellectuals face unique challenges when it comes to raising their children for Jesus. Why is this? I write this from hard-earned...

I didn’t think I’d get a second chance. It was unexpected to have an opportunity to get back to my fall ‘to-do’ list after reluctantly...

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John...

“Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why,...

Treasured Foundation is EMMC's youth conference. This event happens every three years at the end of December. TF focuses on connecting...

Genesis 2:15 records for us how God, as part of his good and perfect plan for his creation, tasked Adam to “cultivate and tend” the...

The lights have been hung on the eaves, the Christmas tree has been selected and appropriately decorated, and my nose is picking up the...

Isaiah 40:3-5 “A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our...

I grew up in Winnipeg until I was sixteen years old. I begin with two brief stories of this formative period that are illustrative of the...

As I drive into the office in Winnipeg, MB several times a week, I have plenty of time to watch the landscape change around me. Over the...

In April when Lil Goertzen, editor asked if I would write an article for The Recorder about Thanksgiving, I was glad to do it. I told her...