Brain Drain, Christian Worldview, and Christian Scholarship: Three Canadian Contributions to a Global Mission

October 5, 2026

This blog offers a window into the three Canadian papers offered at the first ever Society of Christian Scholars global conference. It delves into the motivation for service into global higher education, the worldview that guides it, and the gaps in scholarship that need addressing. … More Brain Drain, Christian Worldview, and Christian Scholarship: Three Canadian Contributions to a Global Mission

Academic Safari, Harambee, and an Impossible Dream: Christian Scholars Gather in Kenya from Around the Globe

September 8, 2026

A few highlights from the first ever Society of Christian Scholars global conference, which took place in Kenya in August 2026. What does it mean to be found together in common mission when you come from such divergent parts of the globe? What might we learn from each other? … More Academic Safari, Harambee, and an Impossible Dream: Christian Scholars Gather in Kenya from Around the Globe

The Tricks We Play in Autobiography: Tony Campolo

July 16, 2026

Tony Campolo died in the fall (Nov. 19th) of 2024 and he was a significant influence in my life as he, too, was a sociology/religion professor and pastor. His memoir is called _Pilgrim_ and reading it revealed to me more than it probably intended to reveal. He has shifted from my adolescent hero to a true pilgrim. … More The Tricks We Play in Autobiography: Tony Campolo

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