Moving mountains

I’m finally finished. I set a goal for myself back a year or two ago to read through Eugene Peterson’s 5 volume spiritual theology series. Tonight I turned the last page in my final book, Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places. If you know anything about the series you’ll know that this book is actually…

I’m starting a new sermon series tomorrow.  It’s entitled Formation @ Home. As a practical application of the message I’d like to invite you on a one week meditation and study exercise. Let’s read a few verses each day then post our experiences/responses to what we’ve learned in the passage. Monday – Matt. 5:1-12 Tuesday…

A couple of weeks ago I talked about Christ-centred differentiation in a sermon.  It’s a hard but crucial concept to understand.  In fact, it’s one of the most important concepts I’ve ever learned.  And no one does a better job of describing it than Edwin Friedman.  Here’s how he defines it: Differentiation means the capacity…

I’m ready for change. So, beginning tomorrow, I’m going to pray to that end. I’ve got some attitudes and ambitions that need to die. And I’ve got questions: questions about ideas that are in my head. Sometimes I see things that others might not; not “I-see-dead-people” kind of things but “what-could-the-future-look-like-if…” kind of things. Lately…