Church

The glory and mess of the church

Every wedding ceremony I’m filled with mixed emotions. I’m usually excited for the couple, but I’m also a little concerned for them. Really, they have no idea what they’re

Making truth beautiful in Toronto

I attended the induction of a new pastor at a church in the urban core of Toronto this past Sunday. They had been looking for a pastor for three years. It’s in

Strategies and systems and the gospel

A couple of good quotes this morning on the gospel and ministry. First, from R.C. Sproul in the latest edition of The White Horse Inn: The American church is so much seduced

A collision of two doctrines

I’ve been thinking this morning about what happens when two doctrines collide. One is the doctrine of humanity. This doctrine tells us what we were supposed to be, and how sin has