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This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (May/Jun 2026). →en français If asked to recount the main events of Jesus’ life, most will probably list His birth, death and resurrection. But what about His ascension? Jesus’ ascension is probably easily overlooked because of how minimally the Scriptures directly mention it. A disputed longer ending of Mark includes it (Mark 16:19), but otherwise only Luke mentions it briefly in Luke 24:51 and Acts 1:9. Compared to

This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (Mar/Apr 2026). →en français Standing in the church sanctuary, I listened to the heart-wrenching story of a man whose mother had been euthanized. Tearfully he shared how he and his siblings had clashed over their mother’s decision to have her life ended due to chronic illness. Tragically, he and another sibling wanted their mom to live while his other siblings thought she’d suffered enough. I believe a solid biblical

This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (Jan/ Feb 2026). →en français This past fall I attended an event honouring the late Rabbi Reuven Bulka, a loved and respected rabbi from Ottawa. I was struck by the high level of security and how such measures are now common in Jewish circles. I thought, How sad we’ve come to this point in Canada where Jews are constantly forced to prepare for potential physical violence! Antisemitism isn’t new. For millennia Jews hav

This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (Nov/Dec 2025). →en français In 1945 Harry Emerson Fosdick, pastor and critic of American fundamentalism, declared, "I do not believe in the virgin birth. … I do not know of any intelligent minister who does." In a secular age it’s understandable that anything smacking of the transcendent is met with skepticism. Fosdick was free to question the virgin birth but – note well – his nonbelief runs against the long grain o

This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (Sep/Oct 2025). →en français At a catch-up coffee with a friend, we got into a heated theological argument. Fortunately, our friendship survived, but it reminded me theological disagreement can be hard, especially among friends and family. I haven’t always played nicely in theological debate. With advanced theological degrees and decades in theological education, I haven’t always loved my theological neighbour well, o