Christian Living

The Legacy of Bob Shaker

When I was a teenager, my brother would occasionally drive me to Avenue Road in Toronto to a small basement bookstore called Reformation Book Service. Even the address was funny: 2045 1/2

Lessons Learned in the School of Suffering

A year ago today, I posted these words: It’s not a secret that the past few years have been among the most difficult in our lives. Right now it seems that we’

Leah’s Babies

Head back in your Bible to Genesis 29 and you find the story of Leah, someone who seems to have had a very tough life. She had bad eyes; she was married when

More Than a Lack of Clarity

It’s tempting for preachers (and parents) to think that knowledge is the solution to the problem of disobedience. Is a husband unfaithful to his wife? He needs a good whack of truth