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I got a phone call at the church on Wednesday.   An unfamiliar woman was looking for our congregational care pastor and was accidently redirected to my extension. She had an urgent prayer request for her daughter who was on her way to the hospital.  She needed a miracle. The woman called me back at home…

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 have been thoroughly enjoying my times of study and meditation this week.  Thanks for all the great comments/questions you’ve been posting.  Keep them coming.  We only have one day left.   As I studied the text, here’s what I learned today: I sat down with my Bible and an excellent book called Kingdom Ethics…

The latest edition of Leadership Journal arrived in my mailbox yesterday. In an article called “What’s Changing, What’s Not”, Dave Travis writes: “Senior pastors under 40 who are leading large churches all use social media… This is a radical shift in how we understand leadership. Fifteen years ago, pastors were wondering how they could be…

Bad news. My Christian Worship through the Centuries class was supposed to spend Friday morning at Christ the Saviour Antiochian Orthodox church in Waterloo. The priest was going to spend some time filling us in about the liturgy and worship practices of the ancient Eastern church. Unfortunately, the he landed some last minute hockey tickets…