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What Happened to Christian Canada?

FYI … there is a great article (and series of responses) that the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has just published – click here to read…

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Water From a Deep Well

mark September 11, 2008 2 Comments book review disciplines history spirituality

Water from a Deep Well: Christian Spirituality from Early Martyrs to Modern Missionaries, by Gerald L. Sittser (InterVarsity Press, 2007) It takes a gifted writer…

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Small Group Strategy

mark September 5, 2008 2 Comments church small groups spiritual growth Westwood

I just finished reading an article about Small Group Strategy, in which the author (Jim Egli), suggested that many churches have misunderstood the purpose of…

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Canadian Spirituality Statistics

mark September 4, 2008 1 Comment Canada christian studies spirituality statistics UNBC

For those of you who are interested in the current state of religion and spirituality in Canada, check out these statistics and commentaries: Who’s Religious?…

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Groundswell – Who Goes Online?

mark August 28, 2008 3 Comments church online spirituality Westwood

I just finished reading Groundswell (Harvard Business Press), and in the book, the authors provide some interesting statistics as they relate to if/how people participate…

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What Next?

mark August 8, 2008 No Comments church spiritual growth spirituality Westwood

Over on the Westwood website, I have posted some brief, basic steps that can be used as a guideline for “following God”, no matter where…

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I Once Was Lost

mark August 2, 2008 No Comments book review Jesus spirituality

Last month, I read I Once Was Lost: What Postmodern Skeptics Taught Us About Their Path to Jesus, by Don Everts and Doug Schaupp. In…

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Christianity and Oral Sex?

mark July 26, 2008 69 Comments Bible sex spirituality

Reaching way back into my collection of old questions and answers … Question – “I and my wife have recently turn our lives over to…

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Christian Spirituality

mark July 4, 2008 No Comments Bible education spiritual growth spirituality textbook UNBC Westwood

This fall, I will be teaching an introductory course on Christian Spirituality at UNBC. Here is some information about the course, taken from the syllabus:…

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Can Christians Drink?

mark June 24, 2008 3 Comments Bible Jesus spirituality

A few years ago, this question came through the web site … Question – “What does the bible say about being a Christian and drinking?…