I was privileged to spend the past three Sundays teaching on the Apostles’ Creed at McIvor Church in Winnipeg, MB. This past Sunday the Teaching Pastor Jon Klassen led us in a timely prayer for the province of Manitoba which finds itself in the grip of wildfires. He has given me permission to share the text of the prayer below.
Continue reading A Prayer for a Province in a State of EmergencyUpcoming Lecture by Ephraim Radner
Providence Theological Seminary is pleased to host the distinguished theologian Ephraim Radner for a lecture entitled, “When Time Will Be No More: Reading the Bible without Historians,” on Tuesday, May 27 at 7:00 pm at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church in Winnipeg. There will also be a livestream option for remote attenders. You can register here to receive the livestream link.
Continue reading Upcoming Lecture by Ephraim RadnerWorld Down Syndrome Day
I am embarrassed to admit that I did not realize today was World Down Syndrome Day until I noticed the brightly coloured, mismatched socks my wife was wearing this morning. The Down Syndrome community is close to my heart, as it was a dear friend, a woman with Down Syndrome, who first suggested to me the name that my wife and I would ultimately give to our daughter. So I was deeply heartened to discover that our local high school was marking World Down Syndrome Day.
Continue reading World Down Syndrome DayUpcoming Public Lecture
Theological Resistance in Troubled Times
I am pleased to have been invited back to Canadian Mennonite University to once again offer a six-week course on the life and theolog of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The course, entitled “Theological Resistance in Troubled Times: The Compelling Witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer” is part of CMU’s Xplore program, which is geared towards lifelong learners. The course is offered entirely online and will run on six consecutive Thursdays from 9:30-10:30 am (CST) beginning on February 20. Xplore welcomes all interested learners from across Canada and beyond. To find out more about my course, visit the Xplore homepage here.
Trinitarian Preaching
I was interviewed about my current research project for the most recent edition of Eye Witness: The Magazine of Providence. You can read the interview below.