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My blog posts revolve around my interests and vocation as a historian: the intersection of history and contemporary church life, the intersection of history and contemporary politics, serendipitous discoveries in archives or on research trips, publications and research projects, upcoming conferences, and speaking engagements.
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 I have just re-read the life of St. Antony, and once again realized why he was such a giant in the early church.[1] And why he should be today.
A while ago I asked my Protestant students if they would recommend reading the life of St. Antony, especially to those in their church youth group. Most said no for the youth, and even a majority were suspect about having adults in the church read it.
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 My father loved exploring, and every chance he had he took us kids on an adventure. Most often it was a Sunday afternoon, or in the summer it was a road trip vacation. Mountains, oceans, and urban cores seemed to be his favorite destinations.
Even in his final years when he was wheelchair bound, he enjoyed being pushed around town exploring new places – hoping to find a good bookstore, warm coffee, and a view of nature. On the most recent Fathers’ Day I decided to go on a mini adventure in memory of my dad. My wife came along for the ride, experiencing what I did most of my childhood – finding something new.  What follows are some musings during and after this week’s Canadian Society of Church History (CSCH) meetings in Toronto.
 John James MacNeill was one of the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec’s best-known preachers and public figures in the early decades of the twentieth century. He served as pastor of Walmer Road Baptist (Toronto), in various national and international organizations such as the Baptist World Alliance, as well as professor at McMaster University (Hamilton).
He had a stellar career, and if you would like to know more about him see this hot-off-the-press new Dictionary of Canadian Biography article: https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/macneill_john_james_16E.html I have another Dictionary of Canadian Biography article coming in a few weeks on Abraham Lincoln McCrimmon, another important person in the life of Ontario and Quebec Baptists. |
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