The Intolerance of Tolerance

By D. A. Carson This is one of Carson’s most important books – a mix of razor-sharp cultural analysis and penetrating theological reflection. Carson exposes the vacuous and self-contradictory nature of so much modern secular thinking, reminding us that Christians need...

Images of the church

More on the church: A brief disclaimer Breaking down church walls Mucking in: A student perspective Building to plan “I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: ‘Go down again – I dwell among the people.’” – John Henry Newman...

Building to plan

Why do you go to church? When your alarm goes off on Sunday morning, what motivates you to get out of bed and go? Perhaps you grew up going to church so it’s out of habit. Perhaps you’re on the roster to set things up or serve morning tea and you don’t want to let...

A brief disclaimer

This Canvas focuses on what the Bible teaches about the institution of the Church and how that informs the way we act as members of local churches. But because anyone can start a church (and we have plenty of evidence that, really, anyone can), “church” needs to be...

Breaking down church walls

A faith that influences all of life will have more than one meeting place   Paul Windsor is the Director of Langham Preaching and former Principal of Carey Baptist College. He is now based in India, where he teaches homiletics and coordinates the training of...