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To Honour God: The Spirituality of Oliver Cromwell

The life of Oliver Cromwell is fascinating. From his role in the 17th century English civil war, to his appointment as “Lord Protector” (head of state) of England Ireland and Scotland in 1653, a position he held until he died in 1658, his life is thoroughly interesting for the history-inclined person. But alongside this, Cromwell is deeply instructive for Christian spirituality (how to live the Christian life). “To Honour God” The Spirituality of Oliver Cromwell is a collection of letters and extracts from Cromwell with an introduction written by historian Michael Haykin. The book is part of the Classics of...

Scott Hurst

Review: The Air We Breathe

Phil Cotnoir

Christians making their way in the world today are confronted by a dizzying multitude of messages, each with their own baked-in moral assumptions. All humans have equal value. We should care for the poor and marginalized. Sexual activity should always be consensual. People should be kind. Beliefs and policies should be based on evidence-based science. Oppression is wrong; freedom is good. We should work to advance moral progress. If we had to list the values behind these messages, we might come up with something like this: equality, compassion, consent, kindness, science, freedom, and progress. Others could be added, of course, but it’s a...

Review: Providence by John Piper

Jared Harfield

“What’s at risk?” I asked the midwife, as my wife was being rushed down the hall for emergency C-Section. She was in labour and her uterus had begun to rupture. She was silent at first, but then said weakly, “Mom and baby’s life.” There I was, sitting outside the operating room, wondering if my wife and child would survive—and I wept. A tidal wave of fear and sadness came crashing over me. The medical team acted quickly and skillfully. After just a few minutes, I was given the good news that they had caught it just in time. The obstetrician...

Generations by Jean M. Twenge—Review and Reflections

Paul Carter

As the father of 5 children born between the years of 1997 and 2011 I eagerly devoured Jean Twenge’s earlier book called iGen: Why Today’s Super Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Religious, More Tolerant, Less Happy – And Completely Unprepared For Adulthood – And What That Means For The Rest Of Us. I couldn’t put it down and I read large sections of it to my wife and kids during Family Devotions. It helped us understand why our son was not as eager to get his driver’s licence as we had been. It helped us understand why most if...

The Cost of Control: A Review

Eric Heath

Life in the technologically advanced and affluent West offers its inhabitants many promises, but perhaps the most attractive is “control”. Scores of self-help books offer to teach you how to “take control of your life” (I found at least six published in the past decade with that exact title). My bank’s slogan is “Take Control Of Your Money”. Apps now allow remote control of your home’s security system, climate, and even the temperature in your freezer! Truly, it seems, we have more varied and intricate control over our world than ever before. Despite this, recent events have shown us how...

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