February 1, 1999 Daring to be United

THIS IS a worthwhile read for anyone, not just members of the United Church. The author shares the journey of the United Church with respect to "The Issue" (her emphasis) - the inclusion of gay and lesbian...

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January 1, 1999 Living life in voluntary simplicity made simple

The excesses of Christmas and a new year coming - even a new millennium - make this book a timely read. Voluntary simplicity is a term gaining wider recognition and practice among Canadians who yearn for a simpler,...

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January 1, 1999 Jim Packer biography looks at a life centred on knowing God

Without a doubt, the most God-forsaken period of my life as a Christian is the two months I spent studying for final theology exams. If someone had pointed me toward Jim Packer then, I would have thanked them. Mr....

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January 1, 1999 The bishop who went to court

Walter Righter is the second bishop this century to be tried for heresy in the United States. In 1995, 10 bishops brought charges against him for violating his ordination vows and "teaching a doctrine contrary to that held by...

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December 1, 1998 Spiritual classics for prayerful reading

THE OVER-ARCHING theme of this new series could come from the first words of The Imitation of Christ: "‘Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness,' says the Lord." These spiritual classics, say the editors, respond...

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December 1, 1998 Stocking stuffers

THESE ARE devotional readings written for the Christian pilgrim, not as tourist guidebooks. Complimenting each other as they do, both would go happily into the sock of a person planning a trip to the holy land or...

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December 1, 1998 Picture books for adults on your gift list

EVEN IN AN AGE of instant electronic communication of voice and image, picture books still have their appeal. The combination of still pictures - whether paintings by old masters or striking contemporary photographs -...

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December 1, 1998 Grant refuses to be taken captive by shallow conservatism or trendy liberalism

THIS BOOK comes as both a challenge and affront to those who dutifully salute at different flagpoles in our present culture wars; George Grant cannot be taken captive by either chieftains or various uncritical clans or...

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December 1, 1998 Books for the young

OF ALL THE Christmas gift books for children, this year's pride of place goes to a pair written by a woman rabbi whose titles often appear on Christian best-seller lists. Others, less explicitly "religious," nevertheless...

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December 1, 1998 Hollywood buys rights to book

Longtime Yellowknifer and now deputy prolocutor of the Council of General Synod, Diane Brookes, has published her second children's book, introducing children to astronomy while entertaining them. The Man in the...

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