My wife's out-of-breath voice sputtered through the cellphone: "I know this is sudden, but the girls I told you about were moved to respite … Read Article
From Smoke to Fire: Igniting a Bible Study Movement
R.C. Sproul was ready to escape his dry campus for an evening at the bar when he realized he was out of cigarettes. Recalling the vending … Read Article
Our Whole Society: Reconciling secularism, religion & the common good
Organizers of a Vancouver conference set for March 22 - 24 are hoping it will do something significant about reconciling secularism, … Read Article
Promoting a vision of ‘Our Whole Society’
Iconic UBC building sale marks shift in theological, economics education
Missions Fest shaped Dwayne Buhler — and he returned the favour
Martyn Brown cautiously lauds Atleo-Harper announcement
Parliament must reform Canada’s prostitution laws
Good news for proposed law school at Trinity Western University
Finally, some common sense on abortion
You always have to have an enemy
Twenty-five years ago this summer, in Victoria, the United Church of Canada General Council wrestled with the issue of the ordination of openly gay and lesbian people to the Christian ministry. The Council, … Continue Reading
Scharf, Lee and Senate housing
Diane Scharf, longtime senior Parliament Hill support staffer, behaved Christianly, on May 29, when she told Ottawa Citizen investigative reporter Glen McGregor that she might be partly to blame for erroneous … Continue Reading
Kofi Annan and the pluralists
Kofi Annan, best known for his 1997-2006 stint as secretary-general of the United Nations, was in Ottawa last Thursday, May 23, to talk about pluralism. I was interested in hearing him because Canadian … Continue Reading
Scoping the BC election
It was a late night in the Mackey household in Ottawa yesterday (May 14/15). Somehow, the folk in our home province couldn't schedule the British Columbia election results to suit their eastern Canadian … Continue Reading
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In Support of Our Friends and Colleagues at Trinity Western University
In recent weeks, Trinity Western University's (TWU) proposal for a law school has sparked much debate and discussion. The popular reaction from students, as reflected by tweets, status updates, and petitions, has generally been one of strong disapproval. … Continue Reading
Remembering Bev Shea
George Beverly (Bev) Shea, who always prefaced Billy Grahams sermons with a simple gospel song, passed away last week at the age of 104. Shea, more than anyone on the Billy Graham team, had strong and continuing links to Ottawa and its environs. He was born … Continue Reading
Some Seismic Shifts in Ottawa
As promised last week, I would like to use OttawaWatch, the next few weeks, to look at some ideas that might be radically conflict-resolving and that might take a few years or even decades to implement. This past weekend As a result of the political … Continue Reading