I had decided to give up my favorite chocolate biscotti during Lent. The server in my favorite coffee shop was surprised that I wasn’t having
One of the joys for me in recent years has been telling Bible stories to children and families at our church’s Messy Church. Maybe it
Soon we will be hearing again those wonderful Christmas words, “In the beginning was the Word.” For many of us, Christmas would not be Christmas
How would you describe C.S. Lewis? A writer of wildly successful children’s fiction, a brilliant Christian apologist, a top English scholar, a popular broadcaster? He
In 2016, a photograph circulated on the internet of a group of young people in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. They were sitting in front of
During my years at Wycliffe College, I listened to many students wrestling with whether they were called to ordination. They were often surprised when I
Cam Harder is a well-respected, senior Lutheran Professor of Systematic Theology, now retired. I tell you that now because he also has a mischievous sense
Change and tradition sometimes seem like opposites. “We Anglicans have our traditions. We love them and are proud of them,” we hear. But we also
Business guru Peter Drucker used to advise every organisation to ask itself, “What business are we in?” So what exactly is the business of the
The bishop of another diocese told me she was once preaching about discipleship in one of her churches. After the service, a parishioner came up
I remember seminary students who were hoping to be ordained warning one another of the kind of questions they were likely to be asked in
In two earlier installments (Summer and September 2019), John maintained that a 16th century Roman Catholic has something to offer Christians today and described the
John Bowen In the first installment of this three-part series (Niagara Anglican, Summer 2019), John wrote, “A 16th century Roman Catholic has something surprising to
How do you nurture your spiritual life moment by moment? A 16th century Roman Catholic has something surprising to offer to Christians of different traditions,
(Editor’s note: Last month, in part one of this series, John explored two kinds of leaders: the traditional pastor and palliative care leader. In this
Leadership comes in many shapes and sizes. Different situations call for different styles of leadership. What types of leader does the church need right now?
“I can use all the help I can get!” one church leader told me. Kevin Martin, former Dean of the Episcopal Cathedral in Dallas, now
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