Pastoral Blog

So there is no crossing of God’s border by any fake papers we might print up for ourselves. No personal achievements, no “I gave at work”, no charity dinner, recycling program, yoga class graduation or “I’ve been a member since ‘92.” Only in Jesus Christ, who said, “not my will but yours be done” (Luke 22:42) can the border be crossed. ...

Revival is a special season when God does intensely the things he does regularly. He saves sinners all the time. When many pay attention to God in a new way at the same time, that is a revival....

Death is a big problem for religion. How can a guru, saviour, or priest hope to provide any kind of lasting salvation if they die?...

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. This familiar verse can come to life if we contrast what the Scripture says with its opposite. So ask yourself, “What do you look to for help in your weakness?”...

The logic behind such statements is very simple: if this is all there is, then I had better start enjoying myself because I don't know when it's going to end. ...

What this means is that if you hold fast to what you heard from the beginning, (v.24) you have been inoculated against heresy. As we abide in Christ and his word, we have immunization against the evil ones lies and against those who do his bidding....

Just as a counterfeit cowboy is easily spotted by the price tag that's still on the blue jeans, there are ways of spotting counterfeit Christians. ...

Science, is increasingly becoming the perceived saviour of the world in western society.The problem that our science-deifying culture does not want to admit is that the “the heart of the problem is the problem of the heart”. That is, the sin problem of the human heart. ...

Union Calgary is a Learning Community for students in the Graduate Diploma in Theology program offered by Union School of Theology. The GDip is a fully accredited postgraduate theological education designed for potential pastors and missionaries who already have some education in a different field. Over two years of study, students will receive a grounding in theology that...

Jacob’s dream of a stairway to heaven reminds us of the account of the tower of Babel (Gen. 11). In constructing the tower of Babel, humanity failed to fill the earth as God had commanded (Gen.9:1). They thought very highly of themselves, as if they were God. ...