ARP Pastor Steve Richardson Faces Possible Imprisonment For Conducting Church Services
Ontario ARP minister charged with allowing worship services with more than 10 people.
The Rev. Steve Richardson, pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church, of the Associate Presbyterian Church [ARP], in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada, was previously fined $850 on January 3, 2021 for breaking an emergency powers order concerning the Covid-19 Public Health Act. Subsequent to that fine, Richardson and his congregation continued to meet for worship services with more... Continue Reading
Gudina Tumsa – Martyr and Thinker
“Let not anyone deceive himself in taking Christianity as one of the social systems or ideologies,” - Gudina Tumsa
Gudina encouraged EECMY to keep a balance between theological instruction and care for people’s dignity and physical wellbeing – a balance he believed the western church had lost, but had been kept alive at the mission where he had been educated. There, he had found medical care, a way out of illiteracy, and a loving... Continue Reading
How Thomas Cranmer Helped Shape Particular Baptist Piety
One key fruit of Cranmer's Bible-reading, Bible-loving Reformed church was Puritanism, and from thence, the Calvinistic Baptist movement.
Cranmer’s stress in this Collect is a major aspect of his thinking about Holy Scripture, namely its utterly vital importance as a touchstone of truth and wisdom as well as its unique usefulness as a means of grace. Here those who came to worship in the Reformed Church of England were being invited to learn... Continue Reading
I’m a Philosopher. We Can’t Think Our Way Out of this Mess.
I’m throwing in my lot with the poets and painters, the novelists and songwriters.
It’s not that I’ve given up on truth. It’s just that I’m less confident we’ll think our way out of the morass and malaise in which we find ourselves. Analysis won’t save us. And the truth of the gospel is less a message to be taught than a mystery enacted. Love won’t save us either,... Continue Reading
‘Do Not Hold Me Back From The Glory’
He desired to walk each day in intimate fellowship with Christ and longed to be in his presence.
With each passing day, death and glory grew nearer for Lloyd-Jones. Knowing his time was short, Lloyd-Jones became concerned about leaving his family behind, but was later comforted: “I know God can care for them very much better than I can and that no longer troubles me at all.” His last days were marked by... Continue Reading
Public Statement from James Coates, Pastor of GraceLife Church, Edmonton, Alberta
Addressing the broader public on the reasons GraceLife Church has begun gathering as a local church.
This statement from Pastor James Coates is featured on the website of Edmonton’s GraceLife Church. It was updated the day he turned himself into police for violating Alberta’s Health Act. Coates has been in custody since he turned himself into police on Tuesday, because he refuses to agree to the conditions of his release. (Posted:... Continue Reading
Hamu Lujonza Kaddu Mukasa and the Early Church in Uganda
Mukasa is remembered in Uganda as a promoter of both Christianity and education.
A strong believer in a self-governing, self-supporting, and self-propagating church, he backed the appointment of Aberi Balya as bishop in the Native Anglican Church of Uganda and encouraged everyone, rich and poor, to contribute to the building of churches and Christian schools. He set the example by devoting many of his funds to this purpose,... Continue Reading
“Adieu, Adieu, My Brother”
The fire was kindled; the voice of the five confessors was heard, still exhorting one another in the midst of the flames: Courage, my brothers; courage.
Remembering the sufferings of our brothers and sisters may help us to stop complaining about the difficulty of our own journey and instead view it as an honor and a privilege to suffer. As the hymn says, “It is the way the Master went; should not the servant tread it still?” That in leaving... Continue Reading
Living Up to Christian Principles in a Fallen World
Christian celebrity culture is toxic. A central tenet of Christianity is that we are sinful creatures, prone to do wrong and then cover it up for our own benefit. That is why we need salvation. So, it is profoundly strange that so many Christian institutions seem to be deliberately set up to... Continue Reading
Outrage Over Max Lucado Shows There Is No Room For Dissent In LGBT Church Politics
Max Lucado's singular message is God’s unending love for everyone, but his invitation to speak at the National Cathedral sent the Episcopal Church reeling.
“Let me just say this carefully to those of us who are LGBTQ. …We’ve won. We’ve won! We know how this is going to end. This is going to end with the full inclusion of gay and lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer people, non-binary people, all kinds of people. We know how it ends.” If... Continue Reading
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