I don’t mind cold weather. Unless it causes our water pipe to freeze and burst.
I love it when people live life on mission. It characterizes the lifestyle of the exceptional folks that lead our regional coffeehouse gatherings. Once a month a group of 10 to 15 people gather to plan and pray for something we call Conversation Peace. We work hard–coming up with ideas for interesting conversations; administering the…
Tomorrow is the Canadian Federal Election. In preparation for our trip to the polls, Erika and I put the kettle on and embarked on an evening of intense conversation. We talked about the candidates in our riding, reviewed the “Cole’s Notes” version of the party platforms, and chatted about how uninspiring this election has…
I got some bad news on Tuesday. Our Pontiac–the Cadillac of mini-vans–is dying Rotten frame. That was my mechanic’s diagnosis after trying to attach the hoist to something solid. He figures it’ll last the summer. It’s funny. The outside is fiberglass so it looks great. It’s underneath–the part you can’t see–that’s showing evidence of decay….
Why do we invest so much time and energy on attracting people to Sunday morning church? Didn’t Jesus say “Go and make disciples….” rather than come to a religious service. I don’t really remember him advertising the local Sabbath service at the synagogue with cool newspaper ads and funny dramas. When I think about the…
Many of you know that I try to keep my Thursday afternoons reserved for non-church activities. So here’s a play-by-play of this afternoon. After playing a round of scream and run with my kids we rounded up insects for a science project. We started with some basic ones like a house fly and wood louse…
My parents just left. They came up this past weekend to spend some quality time with me, Erika and the kids. It was relaxing and fun. We ate good food, spent time catching up and even had time to put a roof on our treehouse.