Blog Posts
I am currently writing a series of blogs that deal with the topic of suffering. These blogs will seek to answer the following questions: (1) What does Christian community have to do with suffering?, (2) What does the Bible teach us about suffering?, (3) What does the gospel teach us about suffering?, (4) If God
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I am currently writing a series of blogs that deal with the topic of suffering. These blogs will seek to answer the following questions: (1) What does Christian community have to do with suffering?, (2) What does the Bible teach us about suffering?, (3) What does the gospel teach us about suffering?, (4) If God
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I am currently writing a series of blogs that deal with the topic of suffering. These blogs will seek to answer the following questions: (1) What does Christian community have to do with suffering?, (2) What does the Bible teach us about suffering?, (3) What does the gospel teach us about suffering?, (4) If God
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On March 14, 2019, we partnered with Christian student clubs at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University to put on an event titled “Let’s Talk About Sex” during their Jesus Week campaign. The event consisted of three short lectures on topics related to sexuality followed by a Q&A. The audio for each of
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[This blog was written by John Maggs and is published on the UWCCF Blog] …Being a cross-centered worshiper does not exclude being a Christ-centred worshiper or a God-centred worshiper, but there is something to be said for applying our understanding of the cross to how we approach our singing and service planning that can be
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[This blog was written by me and is published on the UWCCF Blog] …But campus ministries are not God’s primary vehicle to disciple the nations. He’s given that task to the church. Prior to 1877, campus ministries didn’t even exist because local churches were effectively ministering on university campuses. Here in the 21st century much
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This year’s parenting conference went well. We specifically looked at education and the role that education plays in the discipleship of our children. Pastor Jacob began by sharing the goal of discipleship and why education plays an important role in that. Randy Frey continued by sharing concerns that he has with the public school system.
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The doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement (PSA) has been at the center of a recent theological controversy here in Ontario. Throughout church history, Christians have rightly understood this doctrine to be central to Christ’s cross-work. Since the 19th century, however, in conjunction with the rise of liberalism, this doctrine has periodically found itself in the
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