The Contentious Fourth “R” in Education: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and RELIGION in a Polarized World

June 18, 2026

Religion is not just a private matter, and secularism is a religious orientation, says Dr. Leo Van Arragon in his latest book. Follow a dialogue on this book between four experts on the subject of religious literacy, and see the contentiousness of the dominant secular paradigm, its historical promise, and its current malaise. Is there a better way to acknowledge our religious plurality in Canada (and around the world?) … More The Contentious Fourth “R” in Education: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and RELIGION in a Polarized World

Nature and Church, Biology and Theology: Closer than You Think

June 1, 2026

Usually we leave nature to go into church and leave church to return to nature. In this blog I show that theology and biology, the Bible and creation, church and nature are actually on a similar wavelength. In theological terms, I will make a key connection between special and general revelation, and the link between the two is found in Jesus Christ. … More Nature and Church, Biology and Theology: Closer than You Think

‘The Best Job in Churchland’: Peter Noteboom’s Testimony in the Canadian Council of Churches

May 23, 2026

Unity in diversity has been the life-work of Peter Noteboom, who is moving into semi-retirement after completing two terms as the General Secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC). Here I ask him about changes he has seen on the national church front through the decades and what has sustained him through this time. … More ‘The Best Job in Churchland’: Peter Noteboom’s Testimony in the Canadian Council of Churches

Epidemic of Loneliness and the Covenants We Make and Break: Finding Hope at the Table

May 8, 2026

What is this epidemic so many are talking about, and what might be our way into deeper understanding of loneliness? Here I explore the experience and suggest a few things that may lead to better belonging. … More Epidemic of Loneliness and the Covenants We Make and Break: Finding Hope at the Table

Shiao Chong: A New Redemptive Influence Through Global Scholars Canada

March 18, 2026

A short biography and some quotes from Shiao Chong, the new Associate Director at Global Scholars Canada. Chong grew up in Malaysia, came to Canada to study a British poet, and now after campus ministry and denominational work has landed with GSC. … More Shiao Chong: A New Redemptive Influence Through Global Scholars Canada

The World, The Flesh and the Devil: Ephesians for a Polarized World

March 5, 2026

In the West, especially in academic circles, there is sense that this world is all there is. The Christian insists with many others, however, that there is more to the world than just the world, and it is not all benevolence and love. Here I meditate on the unholy trinity of the world, the flesh, and the devil. … More The World, The Flesh and the Devil: Ephesians for a Polarized World

Faith, Scholarship and Countering Colonialism with the Love of Christ

January 20, 2026

In this guest blog, Hannah Willmann analyzes the Opening Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics to reveal patterns of erasure and appropriation of indigenous culture. She does so within a Christian frame that prophetically calls Canadian settlers to do justice and redress historical wrongs. … More Faith, Scholarship and Countering Colonialism with the Love of Christ