James Mackay was known to be a brilliant lawyer and Presbyterian elder long before he became Lord Advocate of Scotland (1979-84) and then Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1987-97). He was, in the words of a past president of the Law Society of Scotland: “not only an outstanding man in his profession, but one…
On June 28 a local pastor, promoting a forthcoming church activity, announced to his congregation that since the Stanley Cup was over, there was nothing left to cheer for. A few hours later, Canadians had plenty to cheer about when their national soccer team made history by qualifying for the round of 16 in FIFA’s…
David Goa fits the image of a wise philosopher with his flowing white beard, curly pipe and book-lined study. However, his focus is not so much on the academy as on the public square. He was, for some 15 years, founding director of the Chester Ronning Center for the Study of Religion and Public Life…
At the height of Christian Reformed Church’s (CRC) women in church office controversy in the 1990s, Dr. Neal Plantinga weighed in on a contentious question at the time. In “Ordination of Women and of Gays: Are They on a Par?” (Calvin Seminary Forum, Spring 1994), he answered with a definite “No.” Nobody at Synod “warns…
“You’re invited to our drive-in service this Sunday with live outdoor preaching!” Though that line would have made no sense to us a year ago, most Canadian churches have adapted to the restrictions aimed to stop the spread of COVID-19. But some church leaders remain adamant that “for the church to exist, it must gather”…
At exactly 11:00 pm on January 31, after two postponements, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) finally and formally left the European Union (EU). Crowds gathered in Parliament Square, London, to celebrate their freedom, while in Edinburgh Scottish nationalists met to mourn and resolve to push for another independence referendum, after which they would apply to rejoin the EU as a separate nation.
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