Social Justice & Compassion

Evangelical missteps

In Consuming Jesus, Paul Metzger argues that the evangelical movement needs reform. How did we get to the current situation in the evangelical church? Metzger argues that three historical themes converged to make

Advent Conspiracy

My latest column at Christian Week: Ask the average Canadian what they need for Christmas, and the answer for most has to be “nothing.” You’d never know it, though, if you visited

Jonathan Edwards on our duty to the poor

From a sermon on Deuteronomy 15: It is the duty of the visible people of God to give for the supply of the needy, freely, and without grudging… This is a duty to

Rescuing souls vs. loving neighbors

I’m still finding that social justice sometimes takes a backseat to evangelism in some circles. In others, it’s just the opposite. In his book Compassion, Justice, and the Christian Life, Robert

Kingdom evangelism is holistic

I’m really enjoying Redeemer’s Church Planter Manual by Tim Keller and J. Allen Thompson. It’s a treasure trove of really helpful material on church planting, developing a philosophy of ministry,