Dr. Carson Pue has been investing in Greater Vancouver leaders and many others for 33 years now. He was inspired by Billy Graham’s brother-in-law, Leighton Ford, to commit his life to making a difference in the lives of leaders. The result has been seen through Arrow Leadership, and how it has refined the mission and ministry of over 1,200 leaders. Pue notes: “Leadership … [Read more...] about Carson Pue: Characteristics of a good leader
John Calvin, father of Calvinism
Nowadays, many people know more about the cartoon characters Calvin and Hobbes than John Calvin of Geneva fame. Ironically, the cartoon Calvin was intentionally based on the original John Calvin. In 1529, John Calvin expressed contempt for the ‘gospellers’, the French Huguenots, seeing them as a heretical movement which would damage the French Church. He was strongly tempted … [Read more...] about John Calvin, father of Calvinism
Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, shaper of the Anglican Way
If you have ever been to a wedding service, you can thank Archbishop Thomas Cranmer for his contribution of the words: ‘to love and to cherish.’ Cranmer beautifully translated from the Latin Sarum rite these now familiar vows: “to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness, and in health, to love and to cherish, till … [Read more...] about Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, shaper of the Anglican Way
Martin Luther: Here I stand
In 1934, Hitler tragically became the German Fuhrer. That same year, Mr. King, a black preacher from the United States, visited the places of the Reformation in Germany. He was so impressed that he changed his name and that of his eldest son Michael, to Martin Luther. His son Martin Luther King Jr. is famous for having an anti-racist dream of civil rights for all. In … [Read more...] about Martin Luther: Here I stand
The Kingdom Economics of E. Stanley Jones
Would you like Jesus to one day say to you “Well done, good and faithful steward”? Many Christians think the Gospel only relates to our inner spiritual life and has nothing to do with our practical daily experiences in business and economics. Some think the Kingdom of God is unrelated to our present real life, but only refers to the afterlife or the second coming. Without … [Read more...] about The Kingdom Economics of E. Stanley Jones