Bruce Hindmarsh Appointed Incoming President of the American Society of Church History
Vancouver, BC — (January 17, 2012) Regent College is pleased to announce that Bruce Hindmarsh, the James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College, has been appointed as the incoming President of the American Society of Church History. The appointment began on January 1, 2012, and finishes on December 31, 2014, and includes one year as President-Elect and another year as Past-President. Dr. Hindmarsh’s responsibilities include planning the program for the 2013 annual … Read More...
Dr. Drew interviews the Driscolls
Love him or hate him Pastor Mark Driscoll knows how to steal a headline. Driscoll and his wife Grace recently co-wrote the book Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship & Life Together. The book includes discussion about topics usually not spoken about openly in the church such as role playing, sex toys, and cyber-sex. The new book has caught the attention of Christian and secular media outlets alike, creating a similar buzz to what was seen when Rob Bell released his book Love Wins … Read More...
What Tim Tebow and Eric Liddell have in common
Sports and religion have long been connected. As a kid I remember being told about the religious convictions of Eric Liddell who, at the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics, withdrew from the 100m race, his best event, because the race was to be held on a Sunday. When I first heard of Eric Liddell I was somewhat confused. Plenty of professional Christian athletes play sports on a Sunday and even more Christian fans pay to watchthem do it. Why would Liddell be so firm about something that was not core … Read More...
OttawaWatch: Small state, small society
“The difficulty with the ‘big society’ concept, as it is being worked out in Great Britain, is that, as it stands, we have an emerging ‘small state and small society.’” I will not name the originator of that quote. It came earlier this month from a visitor from Great Britain who was commenting on my continuing interest in the “big society.” For starters, an explanation for those who are reading OttawaWatch for the first time: One of my continuing interests, in embarking … Read More...
News
Honour killing trial update
During Crown Attorney Gerard Laarhuis's cross-examination of alleged quadruple murderer Tooba Yahya, the prosecutor claimed that her husband Mohammad Shafia, and their son Hamed were responsible for carrying out the "honour killings" of sisters Zanaib, 19, Sahar, 17, Geeti, 13, along with their … [Read More...]
Young man hates religion, loves Jesus, creates controversy
Jefferson Bethke has created quite a lot of controversy since uploading the spoken word poem "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus" onto youtube. Although the video has only been up for two days, it has gotten over 2 million views. In the video Bethke asks questions such as, "What if I told you Jesus … [Read More...]
Top 10 stories of Christian persecution in 2011
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced last fall that the Conservative Government will open an Office of Religious Freedom. That decision has led some critics to suggest that the Conservatives are blurring the lines between church and state, that they are more concerned about Christianity … [Read More...]
Lifestyle
Shane Claiborne on Radical Discipleship
Why Claiborne thinks we need revert back to a culture of giving: Mark 1:14-20 E.V. Hill, that old African-American evangelist-preacher told a story about a … Read More...
Suffering Each Other at Christmas
There is perhaps nothing I like less over Christmas than hearing "Happy Christmas" by John Lennon. I dislike this because it is about a world where war is … Read More...
Advent Reflections: The Gift of Breath
As an Anglo-Saxonist, I am keenly aware of the way that the transfer of gifts reflects the norms that underlie a society. And so I got thinking about what the … Read More...
Entertainment
Dr. Drew interviews the Driscolls
Love him or hate him Pastor Mark Driscoll knows how to steal a headline. Driscoll and his wife Grace recently co-wrote the book Real Marriage: The Truth About … [Read More...]
Review: Bomb Girls episode 1
Wednesday night was the series premiere of Bomb Girls, a Canadian miniseries that offers a fictionalized account of the war effort at home during WWII. Set in a … [Read More...]
Marc Martel on impersonating Freddie Mercury
His unique voice ushered in the 90’s and survived throughout the 2000’s. You’ve stomped and clapped with “We will Rock You” in sports arenas and you … [Read More...]