Category: church

God Picks Up the Pieces: A Personal Journey with Calvin Seerveld

October 12, 2025

“We Canadians make massive imports of culture unawares,” warned Calvin Seerveld. “I do not believe there is a sinister American plot to take over our nation,” he continued, but he wanted to stand on guard against any kitsch slinking in from the USA. This is what he said at a CBC radio conference in May 1990, but his words, like most of his writing, continue to ring with prophetic resonance today. … More God Picks Up the Pieces: A Personal Journey with Calvin Seerveld

A Small Feast of Scholarly Work Celebrating 30 Years of Global Scholars Canada

March 5, 2025

A summary of a 6-book launching ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Global Scholars Canada. A rich feast of Christian scholarship, meant to feed the world with good ideas that lead to social change in league with the kingdom of God. … More A Small Feast of Scholarly Work Celebrating 30 Years of Global Scholars Canada

Reflections on Disability and Difference: How Proximity Impacts Perspective

February 11, 2025

Here Sara Pot reviews Andrew Barron’s latest book on the subject of disability and Christian faith. While theological, the book is also deeply personal, as Barron writes: “Rafi is the ongoing source of my ethics and sense of responsibility.” … More Reflections on Disability and Difference: How Proximity Impacts Perspective

Three Prayers, Anchored in Hope: Reflections on the Wonder, Heartbreak and Hope of 2024

January 3, 2025

Here I reflect on events in 2024, using the 3-fold narrative arc of the Bible as my guide: creation, fall, redemption. I re-label these historical moments as very simple prayers: Wow. Oh no. Yay! and give hope the final word. … More Three Prayers, Anchored in Hope: Reflections on the Wonder, Heartbreak and Hope of 2024

Becoming Undone: Deconstructing Faith and Church Hurt in a Polarized North America

November 6, 2024

Do you feel like something is becoming Undone in your spiritual life and in the church in North America? Here I introduce my new book with Angela Reistsma Bick on the phenomenon of faith deconstruction, based on the stories we heard from interviews with 28 Christians from across Canada. … More Becoming Undone: Deconstructing Faith and Church Hurt in a Polarized North America

Lausanne 2024 in Seoul: Partnership in Evangelism and Justice for a Troubled Planet

October 10, 2024

Read my post-congress reflections upon return from Korea, focusing on some of the stories, strategies, and stumbling blocks that made up my experience on the other side of the planet, with 5000 other delegates. … More Lausanne 2024 in Seoul: Partnership in Evangelism and Justice for a Troubled Planet

NO LONGER IN THE SAME BOAT: How the Storm of Culture Wars Leaves Us Out at Sea

July 10, 2024

A meditation on boat idioms as a way to talk about the culture wars that rock the church today. “Whatever floats your boat” is inadequate, but “don’t rock the boat” is also unwise. Is it even possible for us all to “be in the same boat” anymore as smaller Protestant denominations? … More NO LONGER IN THE SAME BOAT: How the Storm of Culture Wars Leaves Us Out at Sea

Two Stars for the film _1946_: Lessons in Bible Translation and Ethical Debate

June 10, 2024

This documentary film is being shown in churches to spark conversation on sexual ethics, although it is not trying to portray both sides of the ethical divide. Yet it points out the complexities of Biblical translation, the tensions of family relationships, and leaves us wanting more. … More Two Stars for the film _1946_: Lessons in Bible Translation and Ethical Debate