Illuminations: Essays in Honour of Sunder Krishnan

Edited by Sandy Reimer and Lisa Oppitz

Contents and Contributors

Foreword: Rev. David Hearn, President of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada

A Dedication for My Dear Friend: Dr. Ravi Zacharias, Founder and President of RZIM (Ravi Zacharias International Ministries)

The Story Behind the Image: Sandy Reimer, Founder and President of the World Heritage Project

Generational Blessings: Sheila Reid

The Essays

Living the Blessed Life in a Messy World: Dr. Miriam Charter served for many years as an International Worker sent from Rexdale Alliance; more recently she has been Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies at Ambrose University

Prayer and the Kingdom: Learning to Pray in the Spirit: Gordon T. Smith, PhD (Rev.), President and Professor of Systematic and Spiritual Theology at Ambrose University

A Strong Regard and Awe: A Biblical Philosophy of Pastoral Preaching: Rev. Mike Wilkins, longtime Pastor at West London Alliance Church

Healing in the Atonement: The Arc of Interpretation from A. B. Simpson to the Present: Dr. Franklin Pyles has served Alliance churches as a pastor, teaches at McMaster Divinity College, and is the past President of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada

Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer: Rev. Dr. Eugene Peterson, former Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology at Regent College

Refreshing and Encouraging the Saints Engaged in the Great Commission: Grace P. Lee, international worker and a congregant of Rexdale Alliance Church

Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark: Duncan Reid, PhD, Adjunct Professor of New Testament at Tyndale Seminary in Toronto

The Authority of the Bible and the Problem of Interpretive Pluralism: A Legal Perspective on Biblical Authority: Jonathan Vroom, PhD candidate at the University of Toronto

Finishing Well: Rev. Kathryn Klassen has served at First Alliance Church in Toronto for the past sixteen years

Exegesis of Genesis 18:16-33: The Gift of Intercession: Lisa Oppitz, student at Tyndale Seminary in the Master of Divinity (Clinical Counselling) program

The Identity Crisis: Suresh Gunaratnam, business leader and consultant in organizational development

God Moves In: Rev. Vijay Krishnan, Lead Pastor at Upper Room Community Church in Vaughan

Spiritual Mentoring: Rediscovering the Art and Science of Impacting the “Next Generation”: Rev. Dr. Chris Perumalla, Senior Associate Pastor at Rexdale Alliance Church in Toronto and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto


Illuminations: Essays in Honour of Sunder Krishnan
230 pages, 5.5”x8.5” paperback. Published June 2016.
ISBN: 978-0-9732038-3-7

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