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I listened to a Carey Nieuwhof podcast today.  He interviewed an entrepreneur named Jared Hogue. Jared uttered five small words that moved me: Just Start and Stay Faithful. This blog post is the fruit of that statement.  So, if anyone is out there.  And interested. This is my start.  Pray that I stay faithful. Here’s…

My life in Toronto is spent, for the most part, inside an 8’x8′ padded wall cocoon.  I have a desk, a chair, books, and two pictures of my hero, Eugene Peterson.  In the one picture, positioned on a shelf overlooking my desk, Peterson’s head is tilted back and his eyes are on me.  The speak…

Just call me the traveling lecturer. I stayed in Kitchener last night after teaching a Thursday evening course. I finished a conversation with a fellow prof at 11:30pm before settling in to do some last minute prep for my Friday morning class. That’s right folks, it started at 8:30am this morning. I’m tired but the…

I met with our Walkerton Coffeehouse lead team tonight. The lead team is the core group of people who will be organizing our coffeehouse church gatherings. In the next 3 months we’re hoping to establish a viable community of Jesus followers with this mandate: “foster community among people who live or work in Walkerton; nurture…

Ten years ago today, we said “I do.” At that time neither of us knew where we’d end up after a decade of marital bliss. We speculated and dreamed, even drafting a rough ten year plan. But nothing could have prepared us for such a fun-filled, wild, and crazy ride. Here’s a brief look back:…