John Stackhouse
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Groovy New Album: Bluegrass+
Friend Spencer Capier’s new album, Musical Chairs, accompanied me today on a gorgeous drive up the Acadian Coastal Road north of Shediac,...
John Stackhouse
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Review of David Martin, THE FUTURE OF CHRISTIANITY
The Future of Christianity: Reflections on Violence and Democracy, Religion and Secularization. By David Martin. Ashgate, 240 pp., $29.95...
John Stackhouse
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Downward Mobility
I thank God I don’t have to thank “God-in-general,” or some alternative deity. Yes, the God of the Bible is called “God” because, in the...
John Stackhouse
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Top Ten Christmas Albums
Just in time for Christmas shopping, and just in case you’ve missed them, here are some suggestions from the World’s Largest Family...
John Stackhouse
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Read These Books to Succeed at College/University This Year
I’ve been teaching study skills seminars in one form or another for many a year. I took a study skills course myself when I was a...
John Stackhouse
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Why I Am Not Blogging about Rob Bell's "Love Wins"
I’ve been asked by friends and readers (overlapping, but not identical, categories!) to opine about Rob Bell’s new book, Love Wins. Some...
John Stackhouse
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Startlingly Good Photography: Michael Wheatley
Kari and I have had the privilege of buying art from several of the thousands of talented artists in British Columbia–an extraordinarily...
John Stackhouse
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Light Up the Sky
I’ve done my share of cursing the darkness of crummy contemporary Christian church music. And I’ll likely do more before I’m through,...
John Stackhouse
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A Really Good Love Song (Hey: Theologians Get Romantic, Too…)
Buddy Steve Bell, songwriter/singer/guitarpicker extraordinaire, recently posted some wise marital advice and one of the best love songs...
John Stackhouse
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My Cute Little Cousins—Now on the Ground in Haiti and Uganda
I used to hug and tickle my cousins Kent and Jeannie when I was a Bible school student in Edmonton and lived with their parents for that...
John Stackhouse
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Superb Christmas "Radio"
As we head toward Advent and brace for the inescapable sugary fog of commercial “holiday” music playing everywhere, here’s a terrific...
John Stackhouse
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Hockey Night in Canada Theme Contest: A Shameless Plug
Canadians know (and thanks to Stephen Colbert, so do many others) that the CBC surrendered its longtime musical theme for its premiere...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Best Apologists of Our Time?
Philosopher and professional apologist (one who “defends the faith”) William Lane Craig writes here about what he sees as the recent...
John Stackhouse
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"Expelled" and Intelligent Design: Thanks for the Help!
We weren’t able to go to “Expelled”‘s preview last night, but if I do get to see it soon (we usually watch movies at home, since some...
John Stackhouse
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"Expelled" and Intelligent Design: Help, Please
I’ve been given comp tix to see “Expelled” in a couple of days, just before it opens here in Canada. How can I not? Several of the Big...
John Stackhouse
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I've Gotta Be Me
Here are some people I admire: the apostle Paul, Thomas Aquinas, Francis Xavier, John Calvin, J. S. Bach, Jonathan Edwards, John and...
John Stackhouse
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The Shack 4: Some Celebrations
Having defended the genre of The Shack, and having offered some theological demurrals, let’s conclude with some delight in the good...
John Stackhouse
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The Shack 2: Some Theological Concerns (Part 1)
The Shack dives into the deep end of the religious pool, swimming around in the Biggest Questions: the divine nature, the Trinity, the...
John Stackhouse
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Jon Buller Hymn Project
The single most viewed post on this blog so far has been “Jesus, I’m NOT in Love with You.” As of this writing, it’s had over 8000 views....
John Stackhouse
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The Best Restaurant in Vancouver
Normally this blog attends to matters mainly of the mind and spirit. But mind, spirit, and body all are honoured at my favourite...