Bedford v. Canada by Andrew Stephens-Rennie The conversation around prostitution in Canada is a live one these days with Bedford v.
Exodus, Empire and Repentance And here’s the thing; the gospel is about exodus, it is about exiting deathly patterns of life and being embraced by Life Abundant. But “curing” gays is not the gospel. Shame is not the gospel. Indeed, Paul says that he is “not ashamed of the gospel” precisely in a context in which it is offered free of charge to those who the empire most deeply dismisses as ‘shameful.’
Breaking Down the Man Box by Andrew Stephens-Rennie For whatever reason, Mark Driscoll and his crew are planning to invade Canada, sometime in October.
Beyond Egalitarian by Andrew Stephens-Rennie In my last post, responding to John Piper’s dehumanizing view of women, I mused about the benefits of subjecting myself to the authority of women for the next year.
(Dis)functionally Complementarian by Andrew Stephens-Rennie In light of John Piper’s most recent bout of asinine, vitriolic insanity, I’m considering exclusively subjecting myself to the authority of women for the next year.
Anti-Terrorism: Let’s get serious! Let’s talk about two bills that have been before the Parliament of Canada.
The Time Was Ripe: Bruce Springsteen, Hope and Jesus On Sunday, April 21, the Wine Before Breakfast band led a service celebrating the music of Bruce Springsteen at the Church of the Redeemer in Toronto.
A Truly Remarkable Gift I think what brought it all home for me, wrestling with questions of faith an spiritual gifts, these past days, was a conversation with a friend.
More Faith Required To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
Concerning Spiritual Gifts by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Concerning spiritual gifts, I do not want us to be uninformed.
Idolatry & the Crisis of Being My previous post, A Lifetime of Habits, arose out of an initial reflection on Peter Enns’ blog post about some recent statements by American pastor Timothy Keller.
A Lifetime of Habits by Andrew Stephens-Rennie A lot of attention has been paid, in recent days, to Tim Keller’s words to a group of journalists about his views on gay marriage and homosexuality.