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Jan 28, 2025

MAID Canada Or KILL Canada? The Power of Words in Our National Conversation

Jan 28, 2025

We who are opposed to MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying”) should stop using that acronym. Why? Find out in this article by Pastor George Sinclair

Jan 28, 2025

Dec 25, 2024

Christmas From Nowhere

Dec 25, 2024

“Remember that you do no one a favour if you confuse biblical and Canadian Christmas.”

Dec 25, 2024

Dec 23, 2024

The Christmas Story Is a Story

Dec 23, 2024

“The cross, the empty tomb, and the resurrection makes no sense without the incarnation and the nativity of Jesus.”

Dec 23, 2024

Dec 3, 2024

Have a Blessed Ancient, Weird, and Reformed Advent!

Dec 3, 2024

There is a hunger in many Canadian Christians for practices which are truly old. So, why don’t you consider using a cycle of Bible reading and prayers for Advent which is both truly ancient and also reformed by the gospel?

Dec 3, 2024

Oct 11, 2024

Thinking and Praying in the Aftermath of October 7

Oct 11, 2024

How do we as Christians think, speak, pray and act on the anniversary of October 7, and in light of what Oct. 7 has unleashed?

Oct 11, 2024

Jun 19, 2024

Creation or Evolution - A Clue (with apologies to Dr. Seuss)

Jun 19, 2024

Creation or evolution? The only real alternative to a naturalistic account of the universe is found in the Christian scriptures and faith.

Jun 19, 2024

Jun 13, 2024

Honouring Terrific and Terrible (and Everyone in between) Fathers on Father’s (and other) Days

Jun 13, 2024

What does it mean to honour my dad this father’s day? How can I honour my father if he was a bad dad?

Jun 13, 2024

Mar 27, 2024

The Miracles of Jesus and His Crucifixion

Mar 27, 2024

At Easter, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. But what does Christ's crucifixion and resurrection mean, and why did Jesus die on the cross?

Mar 27, 2024

Feb 15, 2024

Reforming Lent

Feb 15, 2024

“After leaving them, Jesus went up on a mountainside to pray” (Mark 6:46 NIV).

I am not saying you should keep Lent this year, but I ask you—is the Lord calling you to set aside 40 days for a more focused growth in godliness?

Feb 15, 2024

Apr 12, 2022

2 Years In: COVID Reflections from Canada

Apr 12, 2022

The lockdowns were sudden and unexpected. The government said it would take two weeks to flatten the curve. Our church, like most Canadian churches, was not equipped or experienced in online worship.

Apr 12, 2022

Messiah Church 7/26/20 Messiah Church 7/26/20

J.I. PACKER R.I.P.

I met J.I. Packer in the early 90’s and worked off and on with him since 1994. I was very intimidated by him when I first met him. It took me quite a while to not be intimidated by him.

Messiah Church 7/12/20 Messiah Church 7/12/20

PRAYING FOR WHAT YOU CAN DO WITHOUT THE TRIUNE GOD

I share the common human habit of drifting into a prayer life where I censor my prayers and pray for things I could probably do myself if I ever got around to it.

Messiah Church 7/5/20 Messiah Church 7/5/20

REFORMING PUBLIC WORSHIP: BEGIN WITH PRAYER

The English Reformation, as seen in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, emphasized the Biblical notion that prayer to the Triune God is the proper place to begin common/public worship.