I’m getting ready for our coffeehouse gathering in Walkerton tonight.
Prayer. That’s the subject of my talk this Sunday. I’m finishing off a series in the book of James. I wish someone else was scheduled to preach that message. For me, prayer is something I know very little about. I don’t spend much time in intercession. I rarely remember to ask God for help when…
I want to empower people. Not delegate my unwanted tasks to them. In other news, click here for a great article on what the term ‘missional’ means
Last week I listened to a CBC Ideas episode called The Truth about “Post-Truth”. As I listened, I thought about church. The host was interviewing Jason Stanley, Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. The whole 54:00 is worth hearing but in case you don’t have time, here’s what grabbed my attention: (Around 22:50) “A liberal democratic society…
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…
I’m still here. In the absence of blogging I’ve been consumed with reading and writing for courses that have deadlines and required word counts. I am officially back in full-time academic studies for the first time since 2006. The adjustment has been smooth but abrupt. I’m enjoying getting settled in. On a sad note, just…
Gener8 is now over and it was a powerful experience for me. I was privileged to be in on the ground level of something God is doing across Canada. 24 young leaders were divided into small groups to listen to each other’s stories. I was amazed as our leader intuitively and prophetically called out dreams and obstacles to our…