Growing in knowledge, wisdom, and in our personal relationship with Jesus is important to us. We want the Holy Spirit to help us grow through Scripture, prayer, and discipleship. Here are some resources to help you grow closer to God, deeper in knowledge, and more mature in wisdom.
- Sermons! Read and/or listen to our recent sermons.
- Reading, Reflection, Prayer Guide - our own daily reading, devotional and prayer guides, linked to our services. You can sign up for daily emails of these devotionals in the lower right hand corner of this page, or download them from the website.
- Spiritual Pathways Worksheet - a great tool to help you reflect on how you relate best to God! Use it on its own, or with our Spiritual Pathways Reading Guide (May-June 2020), or Gary Thomas' Sacred Pathways book.
- WordLive -- a daily devotional site run by Scripture Union, provides three approaches each day:
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- WordLive Classic - a traditional pray, read, reflect and respond approach;
- alt.WordLive is non-linear, topical using sight and sound to help you engage with the Bible text more on the edge and designed to provoke a response; and
- WordLive Lectio, based on the ancient practice of Lectio Divina.
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- Sacred Space -- a daily prayer and devotional site (Irish Jesuits)
- Spiritual Formation Reading Room (Tyndale Seminary)
Christian Ethics Resources
- Justice and Mercy Network(Canadian Baptists of Western Canada) - resources on
- Christian Ethics Reading Room (Tyndale Seminary) - general references, but also specific resources on assisted suicide, medical ethics, justice ethics, sexual ethics, war & peace and much more
- Social Issues Resources from the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada - resources on a variety of issues from the environment to education, from human trafficking to pornography, from abortion to end of life issues, and more
- The Church and Same Sex Attraction Resources from the Canadian Baptists of Western Canada
Creation Care Resources
- Evangelical Declaration on the Care of Creation
- A Rocha Canada (Christians in Conservation)
- Evangelical Environmental Network
- Canadian Baptists of Western Canada Environment resources
- Creation Care Reading Room (Tyndale Seminary)
- "Sustainability and the Kingdom of God" by Bruce Martin (Missio Dei 5, 2013)
- “Lord of Lark and Lightning: Reassessing Celtic Christianity's Environmental Ethic” by Bruce Martin ( The Journal of Religion and Society. July 2004)
Science and Christian Faith Resources
- four session course, interviews with scientists, and other resources: Test of Faith. Be sure to check out the "resources" page.
- paper, audio and video resources on various topics by world class scholars: Faraday Institute for Science and Religion (check out "Resources") - searchable resource covers almost every imaginable topic
- Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation and American Scientific Affiliation (check out "Resources" - topics from Apologetics, Astronomy, the Bible & Science, Evolution, Neuroscience, Technology, and many more)
- Science and Belief - "a blog about the positive interactions between science and faith" - inspirational and informative weekly blog
- Video clip interviews with scientists who are Christians: Test of Faith Interviews; Scientists in a congregation in London
- Bruce's research project on Scientists in Congregations
- Link to Bruce's Bibliography of helpful books on science and Christian faith
Theology Resources
- Christian Theology Reading Room (Tyndale Seminary) - everything to get you started!
Christian History Resources
- Christian History Reading Room (Tyndale Seminary) - great links to historical documents and to information on churches around the world