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March 2011 Renewal News

• Alex MacLeod Sharing the Gospel Today

January 2011 eChannels

• Rev. Dr. Richard Topping A Spirited Life: Calvin on the Holy Spirit (Part 2)
  
• Dr. A. Donald MacLeod Memorial to Rev. Bill Manson
  
• Rev. Dr. Richard Topping Book Review: Calvin’s Ladder: A Spiritual Theology of Ascent and Ascension by Julie Canlis

December 2010 Renewal News

• Calvin Brown Remembering Rev. Ken Wilson
  

June 2010 eChannels

• Kit Schindell Cambodian Experience
  
• Rev. Dr. Richard Topping A Spirited Life: Calvin on the Holy Spirit (Part 1)
  

January 2010 eChannels

• Heather Savage Reaching Out To the Lost Generation
  
• Esther McIlveen Heaven Knows How To Get Our Attention
  
• Calvin Brown Book Review: The Life and Thought of David Craig, by Jason Zuidema
  
• Calvin Brown Book Review: Refusing To Milk The Sacred Cows (Low fat protests from a fed-up Christian), by David B.H. MacKenzie

October 2008 eChannels

• Rev. Gary Robinson When We See...
  
• Mark Bezanson Faith Connections -- Keeping them Together
  

June 2008 eChannels

• Dr. Ian Rennie Coquitlam Presbyterian Church
  
• A. Donald MacLeod Memorial for Rev. Dr. Mariano DiGangi
  

Spring 2008 Renewal News

• Mark Bezanson Questions My Friends Ask About Jesus
  

Winter 2006 Channels -- Vol. 22, No. 1

• Calvin Brown Editorial
  
• Bruce Clemenger Of Church, State and the Political Engagement of Evangelicals
  
• Stephen Allen The Church and Public Life
  
• Mariano DiGangi Declaration of Faith Concerning Church and Nation
  
• Peter Bush Canadian Presbyterians Engage the Political Principalities and Powers
  
• Peter Bush A Review of John Moir’s Early Presbyterianism in Canada

Summer 2005 Channels -- Vol. 21, No. 1

• Calvin Brown -- Editorial
  
• Darrell W. Johnson -- Bringing Heaven Down
  
• Isobel Peters -- The Blessings of the Power of Prayer
  
• Emery Cawsey -- The Davidson Family
  
• Victor Shepherd -- John Calvin on Prayer
  
• Ian S. Rennie -- Review: W. Stanford Reid: An Evangelical Calvinist in the Academy by A. Donald MacLeod
  

Fall/Winter 2004 Channels -- Vol. 20, No. 2

• Calvin Brown -- Editorial -- Education Edition
  
• John Vissers, J. Dorcas Gordon, Stephen Farris, David Sherbino, and Darrell Johnson -- College Leaders Respond to Some Questions
  
• Doug Schonberg and David Moody -- The Discipleship Project
  
• Mary Rogers -- The Elders' Institute
  
• John Bigham -- A Life Worth Living
  
• Elizabeth Birnie -- Are You Getting Your Daily Bread?
  

Summer 2004 Channels -- Vol. 20 No. 1

• Calvin Brown -- Editorial
  
• Laurie Salmon -- Family Camping
  
• Bryn MacPhail -- Purposeful Suffering
  
• Marian Archibald -- One in Five
  
• Darrell Johnson -- "Rescue Us!"
  
• Esther McIlveen -- Maria's Legacy
  
• Scott Donaldson and Heather Parker -- Celebrate Recovery!
  
• Calvin Brown -- Book Review -- The Ways of Our God: An Approach to Biblical Theology by Charles H.H. Scobie
  

2003 Channels -- Vol. 19 No. 2

• Calvin Brown -- Editorial -- It's all about Sex
  
• Edith Humphrey -- Hath God Said ...?
  
• Paula Rinehart -- How Men Really Think about Sex
  
• Bryn MacPhail -- Who Are We Listening To?
  
• Chris Yue -- Wait Training: Building the Body of Christ
  
• David Colpitts -- A Journey Towards God
  
• Todd Statham -- The Man in Black and the Gospel of Light
  
• Helga L. Stewart -- Book Review -- Same-Sex Partnerships? A Christian Perspective -- by John Stott
  

2003 Channels -- Vol. 19 No. 1

• Calvin Brown -- The Renewal Fellowship Within The PCC
  
• A. Donald MacLeod -- Looking Back Over Twenty Years of Channels
  
• John Vissers -- Holy God! Holy Church?
  
• A. Donald MacLeod -- Putting In Its Place: Canadian Presbyterian Independent Journalism
  
• Ian S. Rennie -- Two Books on John Stott: A Review Article
  

Fall 2002 Channels -- Vol. 18, No. 2

• Calvin Brown -- Our Mission is Evangelism
  
• Gail Reid -- Renewal Event Doubles Attendance
  
• John Bowen -- Boldly Going Where God Goes: Kingdom Risks
  
• Peter Bush -- Active Evangelism: The Canadian Presbyterian Story
  
• Dwight Strain -- Culture College
  
• Liz Birnie -- Wait Training
  
• David and Helga Stewart -- New Efforts in Evangelism
  

Winter 2002 Channels -- Vol. 18, No. 1

• Calvin Brown -- Reflections On The Events Of September 11, 2001
  
• Paul Dylla, Marieke Schindell, Grant Wilson -- A Cambodian Diary
  
• Gail Reid -- A Warning And A Plea: Or, Don't Judge Us -- Pray
  
• Carol S. Ward -- God Is Faithful
  
• Mariano DiGangi -- What Do You Think Are The Church's Biggest Problems?
  
• Joseph Gray -- Finding Christ In The Passover Celebration
  

Summer/Fall 2001 Channels -- Vol. 17, No. 3

• Calvin Brown -- Editorial
  
• Robert K. Anderson -- Bryden on Preaching
  
• Calvin Brown -- Report on Assembly
  
• Fred Ash -- The Revival of Storytelling
  
• Fred Ash -- The Short Story of Zacchaeus
  
• Fred Ash -- The Big Church Supper
  
• Robert C. Spencer -- A Living Tradition
  
• Calvin Brown -- Review
  

Spring 2001 Channels -- Vol. 17 No. 2

• Calvin Brown -- Editorial
  
• Darrell W. Johnson -- What Stripe of Christian?
  
• C. Baxter Kruger -- Jesus Christ and the Undoing of Adam
  
• Ian Rennie -- Marriage
  
• Jackson Clelland, Albert Bailey and Stan Cox -- Reviews
  

Winter 2001 Channels -- Vol. 17, No. 1, Special History Edition

• Calvin Brown -- Introduction to the Special History Edition
  
• A. Donald MacLeod -- Our Mission to China
  
• A. Donald MacLeod -- Far Formosa is Dear to My Heart
  
• Jonathan Dent -- Testing the Diversity of the Presbyterian Church within Canada
  
• Clare McGill -- The Tayal Church Experiences the Holy Spirit at Work
  
• David Stewart -- The Dayspring
  
• Peter Bush -- Dying for the Gospel: The Gordons of Erromanga
  
• Angus Sutherland -- Communion Tokens of the New Hebrides
  
• Robert K. Anderson -- Burning Bush and Chigge -- The Presbyterian Church in Canada and The Korean Christian Church in Japan
  
• John Vaudry -- A. Caroline Macdonald of Japan
  
• Calvin Brown -- Study Guide -- Questions for Discussion
  

Fall 2000 Channels -- Vol. 16, No. 4

• Calvin Brown -- See How Deep And Wide The Love Of Our God Is!
  
• Calvin Brown -- Blood Red -- What Would You Be Willing To Die For?
  
• Ian Rennie -- A Summer's Travels
  
• Eugene H. Peterson -- Timothy: Taking Over In Ephesus
  
• Wayne Dawes -- National Revival
  
• Judy McCallum -- Building A Culture Of Peace Within The Context Of War
  

Spring 2000 Channels -- Vol. 16, No. 3

• Calvin Brown -- Stories of Faith
  
• Esther McIlveen -- Embracing Your Personal Journey
  
• Marva J. Dawn -- Building Community in Worship
  
• Bob and Olive McBay -- B.C. Renewal Conference
  
• Jackson Clelland -- Discovering Renewal -- One Church's Experience With The Alpha Program
  
• Cassandra Wessel -- On Growing Gardens
  
• Ken Kutney -- A Review
  

Fall 1999-Winter 2000 Channels -- Vol. 16 No. 2

• Calvin Brown -- The New Millennium: Should Presbyterians Prepare for a Funeral or a Future?
  
• John G. Stackhouse, Jr. -- The Importance of the Local
  
• A. Donald MacLeod -- Celebrating Our Cross-cultural Evangelistic Missionary Heritage: The Centenary of James Ira Dickson
  
• Marva Dawn -- Worship
  
• Ian McPhee -- Reflections After The Tree Came Down
  
• John Vaudry -- The Passing of a Friend
  
• Luci Shaw -- The Race
  
• Peter Olson -- Small Town Church: Big God
  
• Kit Schindell -- A Review: Philip Yancey, Finding God in Unexpected Places Ann Arbor, MI: Servant, 1997
  

Fall 1999 Channels -- Vol. 16 No. 1

• Calvin Brown -- Editorial
  
• John Vissers -- Letter of Resignation
  
• Jackson Clelland -- A Fishy Story? Can we be Evangelical and Presbyterian and Study for the Ministry?
  
• J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg -- An Evangelical Perspective on Some Issues Facing Theological Colleges Today
  
• A. Donald MacLeod -- W. Stanford Reid -- A Classic Case of Exclusion
  
• Timothy Njoya -- Kenya: No Price Tag On Democracy
  

Spring 1999 Channels -- Vol. 15 No. 1

• Calvin Brown -- Editorial
  
• Brian C. Stiller -- Healing from Wounds
  
• Jack Charleson -- The Church and Unity in Canada
  
• William Manson -- Beachhead at Lachine
  
• Kathryn Dyck -- Fountain of Youth
  
• Ian S. Rennie -- Presbyterianism and Renewal
  
• Bob Birse and J.H. Hans Kouwenberg -- Reviews
  

Fall 1998/Winter 1999 Channels -- Vol. 14 No. 3

• Calvin Brown -- Editorial
  
• Eugene H. Peterson -- Christmas
  
• John G. Stackhouse, Jr. -- Getting Things Straight for Christmas
  
• Esther McIlveen -- Rainbows and Worn-out Shoes
  
• Fritz Clarke -- www.prayer.com
  
• Ian S. Rennie -- Reverend Walter Ellis
  
• Issa A. Saliba -- Renewal Through Alpha
  

Summer 1998 Channels -- Vol. 14 No. 2

• Calvin Brown -- Name-Calling
  
• J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg -- Margaret Avison, Poet
  
• Hugh Appel -- True Community
  
• Jim Walton -- Youth Alpha as a Profession of Faith Class
  
• Alan Rowley -- Renewal Through Alpha
  
• Stan Spavold -- General Assembly -- For the First Time
  
• Calvin Brown -- Bill Harrison
  
• David D. Stewart -- Which Way to the Oasis? -- Reflections on Learning in Community
  

Spring 1998 Channels -- Vol. 14 No. 1

• Calvin Brown -- Editorial
  
• John G. Stackhouse -- Call It What It Is
  
• Gunar Kravalis -- Everywhere, Always and by All
  
• Douglas McQuaig -- The Alpha Course -- Affirming Our Faith and Building Community
  
• Andrew Hutchinson -- Our Alpha Experience
  
• Anne Douglas -- Renewal and Outreach in One Package
  
• George Anderson -- Life in the Spirit through Alpha
  
• Jonathan Dent -- Some Beginning Thoughts About the Alpha Course
  
• Garth Wilson -- A Review
  

Winter 1997 Channels -- Vol. 13 No. 3

• Calvin Brown -- Executive Director's Comment
  
• J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg -- Top Ten Reasons Why I Think That the New Revised Book of Praise (1997) Deserves a Place Among Your Resources for Worship
  
• Dan Mathewson -- A Brief Apology for Predestination
  
• Brenda Shaw -- Living Nativity Scene
  

Summer/Fall 1997 Channels -- Vol. 13 No. 2

• Evelyn M. Forsyth -- Landmines in Ministry: Proceed with Caution
  
• Bruce Twining -- Breaking Free
  
• John Scott -- High Rock
  

Winter/Spring 1997 Channels -- Vol. 13 No. 1

• Jacob Birch -- One to One
  
• Eugene H. Peterson -- Generosity: David at the Brook Besor (1 Samuel 30)
  
• Jonathan Shaw -- The One Essential
  
• J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg -- Connections in a Disconnected World
  

Fall 1996 Channels -- Vol. 12 No. 4

• Eugene H. Peterson -- The Soul of Prayer
  
• John P. Vaudry -- A Late-Victorian Minister's Library
  
• Patricia Allan -- Response to Homosexuality
  
• Murray Pura -- "I Will Open My Mouth in Parables...": Two Ministers
  

Spring/Summer 1996 Channels -- Vol. 12 No. 3

• Frederick W. Metzger -- Rorschach Test and Bible Readings or, Watch Your Attitudes, They Shape What You See
  
• J. Kevin Livingston -- Towards Renewing Our Vision for Mission
  
• Ed Smith -- Go to Church? Why Bother?
  

Winter 1996 Channels -- Vol. 12 No. 2

• John G. Stackhouse Jr. -- Whose Dominion? -- Christianity and Canadian Culture Historically Considered
  
• William Klempa -- Submission to General Assembly Committee
  
• Larry Brice -- Is the Evangelist Facing Extinction in Canada?
  
• Robin Ross -- Letter to the Editor