Articles written by Doug Koop

1. Stories // News0

   When the body hurts

   By Doug Koop on Jan 20, 2020

   Sliding down a riverbank on a winter Sunday afternoon is great fun. Playing casual (very casual) hockey on a homemade rink with a group of friends (some in skates, some in shoes) somehow links a middle-aged body to a great…Read More→

2. Stories // News3

   

   Prominent Canadian evangelical relocating

   By Doug Koop and ChristianWeek on Mar 18, 2015

   VANCOUVER—A prominent Canadian evangelical is making a surprising career transition. John G. Stackhouse, Jr., a long-time theology professor at Regent College in Vancouver, has accepted a new assignment at Crandall University (formerly Atlantic Baptist University) in Moncton, New Brunswick. In…Read More→

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   Winnipeg landmark shutting down

   By Doug Koop and ChristianWeek on Mar 7, 2014

   An era is coming to an end. For the past 18 years, sisters-in-law Margo Smith and Kathy Smith have shared an office and a partners’ desk as they managed the daily operations of Hull’s Family Bookstores, a Christian retail outlet…Read More→

4. Stories // News0

   

   East defends West

   By Doug Koop and ChristianWeek on Feb 21, 2014

   WINNIPEG—Vishal Mangalwadi is a man with a grand mission—nothing less than restoring the best of Western civilization. He believes this can be accomplished, primarily through a thorough revamping of the education system that begins with new methods of delivering university…Read More→

5. Stories // News0

   Vibrant churches challenge complacency

   By Doug Koop on Jul 26, 2012

   Visiting churches and meeting with leaders has been a big part of Franklin Pyles’ job as president of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada (C&MA). On the eve of his departure from the post he’s held for the past…Read More→

6. Reviews0

   The Blaikie Report: An Insider’s Look

   By Doug Koop and ChristianWeek on Mar 21, 2012

   Bill Blaikie is a big man with a bushy beard and the bearing of an Old Testament prophet. It’s a fitting image. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada who served as a prominent and stalwart…Read More→

7. Focus // Higher Education0

   Education truly becoming an experience

   By Doug Koop on Mar 15, 2012

   Students learn better when they get hands-on experience to bolster the more abstract lecture-and-book approach to education. That makes sense, and schools are increasingly offering more opportunities to get out of the classroom and into the places where the subject…Read More→

8. Reviews0

   Dictionary of Christian Spirituality destined to have long, useful life

   By Doug Koop and ChristianWeek on Feb 1, 2012

   Let’s begin with some stereotyping. Evangelicals typically look to the Bible as the supreme source of spiritual authority and put Christ at the very centre of religious devotion. We are also known for a compelling desire to see people come…Read More→

9. Columns0

   As Harmon lay dying

   By Doug Koop on Jan 30, 2012

   Like plenty of other people, Harmon is afraid to die. He has the advantage (or is it a disadvantage?) of knowing that his rendezvous with the inevitable is drawing near. Hours tick by slowly as one’s time grows short, and…Read More→

10. Stories // News0

    Good reader value comes with a cost

    By Doug Koop on Jan 4, 2012

    This month, we wrap up celebrating 25 years of publishing ChristianWeek. We do so with a profound sense of gratitude for the readers, advertisers, donors, writers, newsmakers and all who have helped to make this venture a consistent feature on…Read More→