The Pastor's Blog

When it comes to dealing with liberals, there are two books that I have burned into my mind.  These two books had such an influence upon me that I continue to reflect upon their content after having read both over a decade ago.  The first book is What is an Evangelical? by Martin Lloyd-Jones.  It wasRead more

I remember the seeker-sensitive movement.  In the 1990’s evangelical churches began toning down their preaching in a pragmatic attempt to woo so-called seekers into their churches.  By leaving out the less culturally acceptable stuff from their sermons, they thought they’d become more culturally relevant.  Throw out the cherished and beneficial traditions of the church, waterRead more

Bruxy Cavey is at the center of what I believe is the most significant theological controversy Canadian Evangelicals have faced in almost 70 years. It is likely the most important controversy since the fundamentalist/modernist controversy. Once again, a generation must decide where it stands on some foundational issues, namely (1) the atonement, (2) Scripture, andRead more

When I was a younger man, I worked at a slaughter house.  We processed about 2,000 head of cattle a day.  My job was in the cold room where I picked fat off the floor, cut steaks, and pulled paddle bones from the carcasses.  The cold room where I worked was bloody, but compared toRead more

As I learned at the rink growing up, you don’t get to pick your spots.  Sometimes you just end up being bashed against the boards in the corner while chasing the puck, even if you’d rather be the finesse guy gracefully twirling around the defencemen to deke out the goalie for the game winner in overtime.  It is what it is.

I’ve made some very strong statements about Bruxy Cavey.  He might be Canada’s most recognizable church leader, and he pastors one of Canada’s largest churches.  He is in the middle of what I believe is the most significant theological controversy Canadian Evangelicals have faced in 70 years—probably the most significant theological controversy since the modernist/fundamentalist controversy.

Evangelicals in the Province of Ontario are in the middle of what I believe is the most important theological controversy we’ve faced in 70 years—at least since the fundamentalist/modernist controversy.  Bruxy Cavey pastors one of Canada’s largest churches, has a broad following, claims to be a conservative Christian, and yet has not only denied theRead more

Since the days of Pierre Trudeau, Dominion Day has been Canada Day, and Canada has become increasingly and intentionally multicultural.  I somehow link the change from Dominion Day to Canada Day with the move towards multiculturalism, a concept of which I am not particularly fond.  Just saying that is enough to provoke the ire of not a few well intentioned Christians, not to mention the scorn of the Laurentian consensus.  And because of that, I offer what I consider to be some major problems with Canada’s multicultural vision, a vision for which our nation must repent.