Until last night, I don’t think I’d ever had a slice of cake cost $1,000 dollars. For one thing, I’m not a huge fan of cake (I'd much rather have pie!). For another, I can’t imagine a cake being worth…
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Misch Conf
Today begins our annual Missions Conference at Heritage (aka Misch Conf). This conference is a highlight of our school year. Students organize and run the it (which keeps things energetic and creative). Missions reps from a variety of agencies show up…
What did Jesus mean when He said, “Do not judge”?
“Do not judge or you too will be judged” (Matthew 7:1). This has to be one of the most popular verses in all the Bible in our day. Even people who don’t read the Bible seem to know about it.…
Revive Us Again
We’ve got snow on the ground here in Cambridge, but I’m seeing signs of life and growth on campus. This past week I met with several students who began praying together last November for greater spiritual healing in their lives…
Roll the Rock
The doldrums of January may have hit. Though we began the New Year with high hopes, those fifteen pounds, that discouraging situation, or our fears of facing a seminary course can keep us from heading to the gym, trying again,…
Becoming an “Open Bible” Church
Over the past few weeks, I've written about the need to help people engage with the Bible. I'll finish off this short series with a third way pastors and church leaders can help people engage with God's Word. (You can…
Let the Lion Out!
We're considering ways pastors and church leaders can help people meaningfully re-engage with the Bible. We've already looked at the first and most basic way: Model engagement with the Bible. Here's a second way: Preach with Confidence in the Bible One of…
Re-engaging with the Bible
Having highlighted the downward trend towards greater disengagement with the Bible, it's time to consider what can be done to turn things around. Like all spiritual transformations, a change for the better will ultimately be a work of God's Spirit. But God's…
Who Reads the Bible Anyway?
In a previous post, I cited evidence from the Bible Engagement Survey that shows Canadians in general, and Christians in particular, are becoming increasing disengaged from the Bible. There are undoubtedly a number of reasons for this decline, but the Canadian…
Disengaged from the Bible?
Evangelicals are Bible people. We believe the Bible is God’s Word. We preach the Bible in our churches. We read the Bible in our homes. At least we used to. If you examine the results of a recent survey conducted…
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