Gener8 reflections

Gener8 is now over and it was a powerful experience for me.


Gener8 is now over and it was a powerful experience for me.
I’m given occasional opportunities to “check out” other churches. That’s built right into my job profile. Thanks HMC! This past Sunday, Erika and I popped by the Meeting House in Oakville. It was our first visit to their new venue, located in the heart of an industrial complex. I was struck by the magnitude of…

Our cat got spayed yesterday. It took 2 litters in 8 months for us to see the vet. I’m glad it’s done. He called after the procedure to say everything went well. Then he went on to list the concerns he had about her weight loss (she’s a skinny cat) and her overall health. I…

It’s official! Erika and I have been hired as co-pastors at Blue Mountain Community Church beginning September 1st, 2017. Our house is up for sale, our kids are gearing up to go to new schools, and the Mills family finally knows where we’re going to land in September. Our life as a family has been…

When I was young I loved play hockey. I wanted to stay on the ice forever, hoping that the puck would find my stick so I could bury it deep in the other team’s net. I dreamed about those moments. But skating and stick handling was only half the game. The other half was spent…

I receive a lot of “we’ve picked you” e-mails. For example, “you’ve been selected as a distinguished professional” or “congratulations, you have been chosen to receive a large sum of cash.” I know the tag lines so well that I don’t give the subject a second look before it gets permanently filed in my junk…

Am I getting old? It’s strange, I’ve always felt young. Maybe it’s because most other pastors weren’t born at the height of the disco era. Or maybe it’s because Erika and I chose to have our first child in our early twenties. Maybe it’s because most professionals, like Physicians, have always been older than me….