Jun 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
CLICK the following link to hear Jarrod's audio message: http://westcity.podomatic.com/entry/2015-06-27T20_33_02-07_00
Jun 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Augustine and Politics as longing in the World. By John von Heyking. Columbia and London: University of Missouri Press, 2001. A book report by Henk Smidstra, June, 2015. John von Heyking, assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge,...
Jun 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
The more I study theology, the less confident I feel about doing evangelism. If that sounds disheartening, please be assured that I remain committed to both. To explain: at earlier stages of my faith, I was bold in declaring the gospel in quite mechanistic ways; but...
Jun 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Pompeii is a story that fascinates me. The idea that a village could be so utterly destroyed and swallowed alive, as well as preserved for thousands of years intrigues many. What intrigues me even more is this is a city in existence during the time of Jesus, a place...
Jun 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Bomb those bastards” is a phrase I am hearing more and more in relationship to the crisis in the Middle East. Even more disturbing is that it comes from the mouths of well-intentioned followers of Jesus Christ. The topic of pacifism and justified war is...
Jun 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
What I share with you today began with this picture called The Cave. It is a drawing by David Hayward of a young woman, standing at the entrance to a dark cave. She knows this cave is a part of her very self, and she is arguing with herself about whether...
