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When Feelings Become Authority: The Pathway to Compromise

We live in a cultural moment where feelings are no longer just influential—they are increasingly authoritative. The question has shifted from “What is true?” to “What do I feel?” That shift should not surprise us when we see it in the world. But it should deeply concern us when it begins to shape the church. When enough believers begin to trust their feelings over God’s Word, the health of the church is not just weakened, it is slowly derailed. This is not a new problem. It is as old as the human race itself. In Genesis 3, we are given...

Rob Godard

Stop Keeping Score

Andrew Noble

Perhaps you’ve been in my shoes when the bill is offered at a restaurant. Out of cheerful generosity, you consider paying for others. Yet you stop to think, “what have they bought for me, lately?”  Or, after navigating carpooling schedules with another family for swimming lessons, you calculate who has done more, so that you can make sure you’re even (or ahead). Or in marriage, you count the number of laundry baskets you’ve folded and dishes you’ve washed in comparison to your spouse. As if it’s a game, you keep the score. I am guilty of having these thoughts. And...

The Trees Will Clap Their Hands

Phil Cotnoir

My college humanities professor was, quite literally, a tree hugger. This was during my time at the post-secondary pre-university institution known as CEGEP in Quebec. He brought us outside during one of our classes and had us stand around a smallish, ordinary-looking tree. One by one, we were instructed to hug the tree. Perhaps you can imagine a couple dozen 18-year-olds exchanging confused looks, not quite able to believe this was part of a real post-secondary education. I remember it being awkward and not much else.  Don’t get me wrong; I liked trees. As a teenager, I’d taken a trip...

From Consumers to Ambassadors

Rob Godard

If you happen to go out for lunch after church on a Sunday in Canada, you’ll likely find yourself surrounded by fellow churchgoers. Listen closely, and you’ll hear something revealing. Some conversations avoid church altogether, turning instead to hockey standings (can the Canucks win the draft lottery? Next year, the Leafs will be great) or weekend plans. But when church does come up, it is often discussed in evaluative terms: How was the service? The sermon was good but a little long. I wish the music was louder… or quieter… or different. These aren’t insignificant comments. But they reveal something...

Parenting on the Precipice

Phil Cotnoir

Fraught—I think that’s the right word. I’m looking for a word to capture how it feels to be parenting these days. Can anyone else relate? I suspect many can. It feels like the stakes are high, the deck is stacked against us, and the future is precarious. The challenges—they are legion. We regularly feel overwhelmed, and there are even moments of despair when it feels like we are standing on the edge of a precipice.  Of Smartphones and Social Experiments While recently catching up with a pastor friend whose kids are younger than mine, the topic turned to smartphones. We...

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