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The PCA Big Tent: Part Deux

The PCA Big Tent: Part Deux

It seems that my little ol’ article about Dr. Gleason’s great big article stirred up a few emotions.  For a few minutes last weekend, the tubes of the interweb that serve the PCA world were positively clogged with the debris from our little dust-up. If your attempt to download Game of Thrones was slowed down by...
From Big Tent to Pup Tent: A Canadian Pastor’s Response to Dr. Gleason

From Big Tent to Pup Tent: A Canadian Pastor’s Response to Dr. Gleason

Dr. Gleason is against camping, and Democrats, and Obama, and immigrants. Ok...
Beyond Contemporary Making Worship Accessible

Beyond Contemporary Making Worship Accessible

Some pastors and elders in PCA churches seem to be adopting a style of worship that is called “contemporary”. The instinct behind this is, I think, good. They are attempting to reach the communities God has called them to serve, in a way that is understandable to those that they are called to reach. Some other pastors and...
Finding God at the Farmers’ Market

Finding God at the Farmers’ Market

Like many cities in Canada, our city has a thriving farmers’ market.  In fact, we have more than one.  For many years, I was a vendor at our Saturday morning market.  I got up early and set up my booth.  I enjoyed the early morning camaraderie that exists between vendors and customers.  I greeted my...