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Continue reading →: Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace
“Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!” (John 2.16b NRSVue) When I read this verse in my daily office readings this morning, my mind went in an unexpected direction. The clarion call of conservative economics is “Let the market decide!” Our neighbour to the south has always been mesmerized by…
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Continue reading →: Be More Radical.
Over on the Inclusive Evangelicals blog, some of the convenors and members have been writing posts about new year’s resolutions for the IE movement. I have found their thoughts helpful, and they’ve also prompted me to ask myself about my own take on this matter. I helped get ‘Inclusive Evangelicals’…
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Continue reading →: A Word about Philip Yancey
My personal affection and admiration for the writings of Philip Yancey are well known. I’ve never made any attempt to conceal the fact that his influence on my life has been huge, going right back to the late seventies when I first discovered his writings in Christianity Today magazine. Philip…
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Continue reading →: 2026 Book 5: Tim Chesterton ‘Seasons in Meadowvale’
As I said at the beginning of my review of The Road to Meadowvale, it seems a little weird for authors to read (and review!) their own books, but I’m looking for ideas for a new one, and in the past I’ve sometimes found threads in older stories to follow…
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Continue reading →: ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet!’’
‘No one has ever seen God; God’s only Son, he who is nearest to the Father’s heart, has made him known.’ (John 1.18 REB) This statement, if taken literally, doesn’t make sense, as there are several people in the Hebrew scriptures who see God. In Numbers 12.8 God says of…
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Continue reading →: 2026 Book Four: Ursula K. LeGuin ‘The Farthest Shore’
This is a re-read for me—my third time through it, I believe—but the first time through for Marci, as we were reading it together. This is a fascinating story, in which the Archmage Ged/Sparrowhawk and his companion, the young Prince Arren of Enlad, go on a great journey to discover…
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Continue reading →: 2026 Book 3: Tim Chesterton ‘The Road to Meadowvale’
It seems a little weird for authors to read (and review!) their own books, but I’m looking for ideas for a new one, and in the past I’ve sometimes found threads in older stories to follow up on. Anyway, here’s what the blurb says about this book: Tom Masefield has…
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Continue reading →: 2026 Book 2: Brian Zahnd: ‘The Anticipated Christ’
This was a re-read for me; my wife and I used this book for our Advent/Christmas devotional last year, and we liked it so much that we used it again this year. Here’s my review from last year: I’ve read and benefited from many of Brian Zahnd’s books, so I…
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Continue reading →: 2026 Book 1: Phil Christman: ‘Why Christians Should Be Leftists’
The title is intentionally provocative, of course, and it’s a good indication of what this book is like. It’s folksy in style, often deliberately outrageous, and lands some very good punches. I enjoyed reading it and will probably do so again. I do, however, have serious reservations. First, the book…
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Continue reading →: How Faith Grows
‘When Jesus looked out and saw that a large crowd had arrived, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread to feed these people?” He said this to stretch Philip’s faith. He already knew what he was going to do.’ (John 6.5-6 The Message) I doubt if there’s a…
Hi, I’m Tim Chesterton, and I’m glad to welcome you to my blog. I live with my wife in Edmonton, Alberta, and my children and grandchildren live pretty close to us. I like to play guitar, sing traditional folk songs, read and write books, walk, watch birds and drink coffee. I’m a Christian and worked for forty-five years as a full time Anglican minister; I’m now retired and happily worshipping with some local Mennonites.
Faith, Folk and Charity 
