All of these lives, these burdens, joys, and journeys, flash through my mind as I glance around for a few seconds during a song. And it hits me again, what a wonder the church of God is, just the sheer beauty and burden of church life.
Stories showed me how my own story of pain fit into the greater story God was weaving, and taught me how to hope again—how to believe in the Greatest Fairytale.
I almost called this article, “Getting the Most out of the Gathering,” but I was cautious about accidentally communicating something in the title that I don’t mean. To be clear, I don’t believe the gathering is primarily about us getting something. I trust we all understand that it would be wrong to come to church with the mindset of expecting to have our preferences catered to. That is not the ‘getting’ that I mean.
Macgowan was well known for his hard-hitting and sometimes caustic defence of orthodox Christianity.
Luther’s catechisms reflect about 1,500 years of ongoing tradition. The fact that some Protestant traditions today have collectively forgotten this tradition may give us a moment to pause and reflect on why this happened. We may want to remember the tradition of Christian catechesis, given the various crises of discipleship we now face.
There is no greater joy in the Christian life than living together in life-giving Christian community. There is no greater privilege in the Christian life than joining arms with brothers...
How would you describe your musical style? The musical style of the album Scars I would describe as ‘broken’. When I wrote it, I was physically and emotionally broken down....
A pastor’s main job is giving sermons, but their important work is with people. Both require more time, emotional energy, and availability outside of regular hours than many people think.
Pastor Paul Carter explains why he uses the RMM Bible reading plan.
In this episode, Pastors Paul Carter, Steve Bray, and Paul Martin discuss the differences between church planting and church revitalization.
Statistics tell us that 25% of current pastors plan to retire in the six months. If that’s even close to true, then we have to ask the question: where will...
What standing for the truth of God's word even at great personal cost looks like in Canada
