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On the Record is written buy the senior editors at ChristianWeek and offers their perspectives on a variety of topics affecting Christian life and faith in Canada.

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September 1, 2007 – Some things matter more than church-going


August 17, 2007 – Lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes

July 20, 2007 – Wanted: an evangelical mind

July 6, 2007 – Dazed and confused

June 22, 2007 – The other Israel

June 8, 2007 – Predictable hazards on the victory trail

May 25, 2007 – Tax collectors and sinners

May 11, 2007 – Make waiting a welcome pastime

April 27, 2007 – For the goodness of the Earth

April 13, 2007 – Dispirited people need a glimpse of God

March 30, 2007 – What is ChristianWeek called to do?

March 1, 2007 – Marketing madness

February 15, 2007 – A convenient truth

February 1, 2007 – What is happiness?

January 15, 2007 – From great to GOOD

December 15, 2006 – Christians have antidote to social ills

December 1, 2006 – Sudden death, no overtime

November 15, 2006 – A horrible humiliation

November 1, 2006 – We stand on guard...perhaps

October 15, 2006 – Certainty next Sunday

October 1, 2006 – Evil Intent, Troubled

September 15, 2006 – Ken Campbell: culture warrior

September 1, 2006 – Of towers and powers

July 21, 2006 – An evangelist’s lament

July 7, 2006 – Wear out your welcome mat

June 23, 2006 – There’s something about Harry

June 9, 2006 – What about the woman?

May 26, 2006 – I am a residential school survivor

May 12, 2006 – By what measure?

April 28, 2006 – The poor are precious to God

April 14, 2006 – The Ottawa Manifesto

March 31, 2006 – The darkest hour is just before dawn

March 17, 2006 – Where ordinary people go to church

March 3, 2006 – Why are the cartoons so offensive?

February 17, 2006 – Crisis of conscience a comfort to charity

February 3, 2006 – Ironic point to End of the Spear

January 20, 2006 – Pastors cannot ignore politics

January 6, 2006 – “Marriage” still on political agenda

December 16, 2005 – Christians answer the call

November 25, 2005 – Put Herod back into Christmas

November 11, 2005 – Windfalls and wellsprings

October 28, 2005 – Church is God’s gift to cities

October 14, 2005 – Can the media get the message?

September 30, 2005 – Religion the loser in sharia debates

September 16, 2005 – What do disasters reveal?

September 2, 2005 – God's tattoo is indelible grace

August 19, 2005 – Body fashion craze reveals tribal longings

August 5, 2005 – Fear is not the final factor

July 22, 2005 – Good people don't always produce good culture

July 8, 2005 – I am an evangelical Christian

June 22, 2005 – Like a mustard seed

June 10, 2005 – Evangelicals aren’t hijacking any political process

May 27, 2005 – For those who embrace Orthodoxy

May 13, 2005 – Why don't Christians live like they preach?

April 1, 2005 – Can Christ heal the Middle East?

March 18, 2005 –Setting forth some issues

March 4, 2005 –Our foundation is Jesus Christ

February 18, 2005 –Seminary and pew need each other

February 4, 2005 –Religious freedom at stake

January 21, 2005 –Where is God when disaster strikes?

January 7, 2005 –Court's marriage decision embreaces myths

December 17, 2004 –Predictable surprises

November 26, 2004 –Are trade unions the answer to clergy abuse?

November 12, 2004 –We have the technology

October 29, 2004 –Don't turn away from the sad stuff

October 15, 2004 –Desire for God does not lead all seekers to Christ

October 1, 2004 –It is more virtuous to prepare than to protect

September 17, 2004 –Disrupting worship service no trifling matter

August 31 , 2004 – "Agents of hope" wanted

August 17 , 2004 – Hunger for beauty

August 3 , 2004 – We need to make up our minds about the CRTC

July 20, 2004 – There's more to life than choice

July 6, 2004 – Be steadfast, not stupid

July 6, 2004 –Tragic accidents

June 22, 2004 –Why do reason and civility disappear at decision time?

June 8, 2004 –On the hunger for certainty

May 25, 2004 –Good news arising

May 11, 2004 –C-250: now what?

April 27 , 2004 –Inexplicable act merits irrational response

April 13 , 2004 –How churches can show that marriage really matters

March 30, 2004 –Help in the hour of need

March 16, 2004 –Gender journeys

March 2, 2004 –Who killed Jesus?

February 17, 2004 –Kempling's complaint

February 3 , 2004 –Stand strong for marriage

January 20, 2004 –Give a prophet his due

January 6 , 2004 –Pragmatic pentecostalism?

December 16 , 2003 –Work hard without hurry

November 25, 2003 –Go tell it on the mountain

November 11, 2003 –Virtue that speaks God's character

October 28, 2003 –On the proposed redefinition of marriage

October 14 , 2003 –Sunday slippage

September 30, 2003 –When Parliament trumps religion

September 16, 2003 –Genderation gap

September 2 , 2003 –Complacency interrupted

August 19, 2003 –Sometimes you just need to be there

August 5, 2003 –Good news for Jewish people

July 22, 2003 –Have a holiday, not a vacation

July 8, 2003 –Poets, artists, actors, authors

July 8, 2003 –Stott on balance

June 24, 2003 –"The way of the righteous is level"

June 10 , 2003 –We must stomach politics

May 27 , 2003 –Important or impotent

May 27 , 2003 –It's about who's in charge

May 13, 2003 –But seriously, folks

May 13, 2003 –Now is the time to worship

April 29, 2003 –Christian witness in post-war Iraq

April 15 , 2003 –Sudden Acute Repentance Syndrome

April 1 , 2003 – "Regime change"

March 18, 2003 – Less shock, more awe

March 4 , 2003 – Pick battles carefully

February 18, 2003 – Burden of knowledge weighs heavy upon us

February 4, 2003 – Double cohort? Double discipleship

February 4 , 2003– Minimize Morgentaler

January 21, 2003 –Called to clone Christ-like character

January 7 , 2003 – Seven habits of highly defective churches

December 17 , 2002 – Oh, Christmas tree

November 26, 2002 – Fissures in the fellowship

November 12, 2002 – Make no bones about it

October 29, 2002 – Here we stand

October 15, 2002 – W.W. Dubya D.?

October 15, 2002 – Tragedy compels care

October 1, 2002 – Nominal believers diminish faith

October 1, 2002 – Freedom demands climate of respect

September 17, 2002 – World Christianity by the numbers

September 3, 2002 – Let's roll

August 20, 2002 – The teens these days

August 6, 2002 – Don't make "Christian" a brand name

July 23, 2002 – Don't milk marriage of its meaning

July 9, 2002 – Confident Christian living is recipe for righteousness

June 25, 2002 – Scripture sidelined in schismatic decision

June 11, 2002 – Move beyond McChurch

May 28, 2002 – Restraint and its discontents

May 14, 2002 – Will evangelism become part of Anglican DNA?

May 14, 2002 – Secularist surge needs checking

April 30, 2002 – Can evangelicals digest the Bibby formula

April 16, 2002 – God's ways are healthy

April 2, 2002 – Say it ain't so, Billy

April 2, 2002 – Girls model better way

March 19, 2002 – A tale of two travesties

March 5, 2002 – Going for the gold

February 19, 2002 – Secularist faith is more risky than religion

February 5, 2002 – Between Vegas and Emmaus

January 22, 2002 – Are our best years behind us?

January 8, 2002 – World turned upside down

December 18, 2001 – "Christian soldiers" fighting wrong battle

November 27 , 2001 – Experiencing Henry

November 13 , 2001 – Choose suffering, not safety

October 30 , 2001 – Fighting words

October 16 , 2001 – Represent Islam forthrightly

October 2, 2001 – Hotline to God on overload

September 18, 2001 – Terror from the sky

September 18, 2001 – Pride and prejudice

September 4, 2001 – Damaged goods

August 14, 2001 – Suing for forgiveness

July 24, 2001 – Unreasonable forces

July 3, 2001 – Packer works to "outflank liberal theology"

June 12, 2001 – "Evangelasticity"

June 12, 2001 – A Tie that does not bind

May 29, 2001 – Time to wake up

May 29, 2001 – Goodbye and hello

May 15, 2001 – To be or not to be

May 1, 2001 – Real protest

May 1, 2001 – The best investment

April 17, 2001 – Say you' re sorry...now

April 3, 2001 – What is truth?

April 3, 2001 – Changing the world

March 20, 2001 – God's people in Ottawa

March 20, 2001 – Olympics challenge Toronto

March 6, 2001 – Don't let the Grinch steal worship

February 20, 2001 – Respect is a Christian value

February 6, 2001 – When Christians succumb to frailties of the flesh

February 6, 2001 – Keith Price "claims his crown"

January 23, 2001 – Stand for Christian marriage

January 23, 2001 – Shareholder value

January 9, 2001 – Church should be a place to discover the will of God

January 9, 2001 – A good start

December 19, 2000 – Secular ethics hit dead end

November 28, 2000 – Don't treat apologies lightly

November 14, 2000 – Keep "door-to-door" door open

October 31, 2000 – When cancer comes calling

October 17, 2000 – Why should we care about Trudeau?

October 17, 2000 – Monumental misjudgment

October 3, 2000 – Sudan should be there

October 3, 2001 – Pray for persecuted pastors

September 19, 2000 – Vatican re-emphasizes Reformation divide

September 5, 2000 – Expanding boundaries reduce common ground

August 15, 2000 – Careless arrest a costly lesson

August 15, 2000 – How free is the Canadian media?

July 25, 2000 – What will Christian political leaders deliver?

July 25, 2000 – Why Survivor succeeds and fails

July 25, 2000 – Regarding Henry

July 4, 2000 – No discernible difference

July 4, 2000 – Divorce dilemmas

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