Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me?” (2 Kings 20:8) King Hezekiah was seriously sick when the prophet Isaiah came to tell him to set his house in order because he would soon die. Hezekiah was heartbroken and cried to God for more time. God sent Isaiah…
All people will know that you are my disciples if you love one another. (John 13:35) For many years, I taught a course at The King’s University called Introduction to Teaching. A major topic covered in the course textbook was “classroom discipline.” To introduce this topic, I asked my students to call out what they…
Blessed (greatly honoured) are the mourners. (Matt. 5:4) Some time ago, I told a friend that I often do the children’s message in my church. My friend said, “Oh, I hope that the stories you tell are always happy because children shouldn’t have to feel sad.” Last August I was very sad. I attended the…
“. . . the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.” (Acts 11:26) The word “Christian” is used only three times in the Bible: when King Agrippa used it ironically to mock St. Paul’s testimony by sneering, “Soon you will persuade me to play the Christian” (Acts 26: 28); when the Apostle Peter urges his…
Before reading this story, please read Luke 18:9-14. Once upon a time, in a place far away, there was a land called The Kingdom of No Clocks and No Sheep. You see, the queen of that kingdom once had a dream that her only son, the prince, would either be killed by a sheep or…
Quite frankly, I am not sure what the term dyslexia means, and from the voluminous scholarly literature on this topic, it’s clear there is little consensus about its meaning there, either. After earning a doctorate in Reading Education from the University of British Columbia in 1981, I spent twenty-eight years teaching at The King’s University…
Did you know that Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a tireless advocate for universal schooling for the young? He championed free schools for all children as an important aspect of public welfare. In his Letter to the Mayors and Aldermen of All Cities of Germany on Behalf of Christian Schools, he said: “What would it avail…
“You cannot serve God and Mammon (Wealth).” Matt. 6:24 Here we go again. The Olympics are upon us once more, this time in Paris, France. Perhaps it seems appropriate that CC’s editors have chosen the theme of A Theology of Play for this issue. What could be a greater display of the world at play…
“One should act only in accordance with that maxim through which you can, at the same time, will that it becomes a universal law.” – Immanuel Kant “I will show you a still more excellent way.” – I Cor. 12:13 Many years ago, I and three other undergraduate friends would meet for discussions over pizza…
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. Prov. 15:1-2 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Matt. 5:5 Louisa and I were having a leisurely breakfast in our housecoats last week…
And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed. (Genesis 2:8) I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. (Rev. 21: 2a) The rapid urbanization of much of the world has increased the lament for…
If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or clanging cymbal. (I Cor. 13:1) Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. (St. Francis of Assisi) There are 206 bones in a human body. Of these, 54 bones are in…
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