
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Mr. President, Meet Ex-Prime Minister Martin
(NOTE: I’m writing today from Greece and there are terrible internet connections here–among other difficulties. So I’ve removed what...

John Stackhouse
4 min read
"Getting Ready for Glory"–Academic Style
A few posts ago, I enjoyed writing to you about Steve Bell’s grandmother as described in a story by Steve and a song by Carolyn Arends,...

John Stackhouse
8 min read
Sectarians/Imperialists–or Citizens? More on the Quebec "Ethics and Religious Culture&quo
Given that people I normally agree with–such as the good folks over at the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and at the Canadian Council...

John Stackhouse
2 min read
Now You Can Finally Stop Hitting Your Kids
I don’t know of a single good parent who likes spanking their kids. I don’t know how one could. We surely hated it, but we didn’t know...

John Stackhouse
5 min read
Yes, Faithfulness DOES Include Effectiveness–and MAXIMUM Effectiveness
This post comes in response to people who raise a perennial issue, that of whether Christians should be concerned only with...


John Stackhouse
1 min read
Canadian Christians and the New Office of Religious Freedom
Canadian readers of this weblog will know that the current federal government has been considering establishing an Office of Religious...
John Stackhouse
4 min read
Remembering C.S.L.
Many Americans look back today to the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. I was too young for the event to have any impact on me,...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
In the Wake of All Saints Day: Whom Do You Nominate?
Who has been saintly in your life? Who has been an example of holiness, of goodness, of devotion, of serious purpose, of pure and loving...
John Stackhouse
5 min read
Occupy St. Paul's? The Occupy Movement Descends into Farce
UPDATE: I’ll warn you that this post is cranky. I’ve left it as I wrote it so that the comments that follow will make sense, particularly...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
More on InSite
Recently our friends at the Cardus Centre for Public Renewal published an edition of their legal journal, LexView, that criticizes the...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
"Why I Help Addicts Shoot Up"–The Lecture (UPDATE)
Meera Bai and I spoke in person on our reasons to support InSite, Vancouver’s safe injection site that got a stay of execution from the...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
Why Evangelicals Should Be Glad We Weren't Asked to Pray at 9/11 Services
Evangelical Christians have been complaining about not being included in various commemorations of 9/11, whether in New York City,...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Was Breivik a Christian? If So, of What Sort? Better Still, Who Cares?
Margaret Mitchell, Dean of the University of Chicago Divinity School, writes a piece on all the nonsense (and worse) surrounding the...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
Richard Mouw on Abraham Kuyper
There’s an excellent new book out from my friend Richard Mouw, philosopher and president of Fuller Theological Seminary in California:...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
“Hey, Great Talk! Can I Have Your Notes and PowerPoint Slides?” (Revised Version)
UPDATE: Apparently some friends have misunderstood what I was trying to say here, and I can see why they would, so I’ve rewritten it. The...
John Stackhouse
5 min read
Law and Order: Some Vancouverite Reflections
By now many of you have seen clips or photos of the criminal nonsense that afflicted the streets and businesses of downtown Vancouver...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
Lecture on Homosexuality Now Available
Since, as you know, I try to avoid controversy as much as possible and simply repeat bromides and other crowd-pleasers all I can, I’m...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
Upcoming Speaking Engagements, Including Three Recently Added (2 @ Harvard, 1 @ Taylor)
Just in case you, or someone you love and respect, would like to attend, here are the gigs coming up fast: March 12: “Is It Crazy to Be a...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
You Can Tell What's in a Cup…
…when it is upset. “Australia’s Next Top Model” contest ended in a horrible mistake. Host Sarah Murdoch announced the wrong woman, who...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
"Why I Help Addicts Shoot Up"
This is the title of an article written by nurse Meera Bai, with help from her supportive Regent College professor, which is a Christian...