Lesson #3
Erika and I are sharing “Ten lessons in ten years” with the 55+ group at our church tomorrow.

Erika and I are sharing “Ten lessons in ten years” with the 55+ group at our church tomorrow.
This is a shout out to everyone who has encouraged me lately. As I said in my last post, you can think what you want. But as you’ll see from this post, I like encouragement. To all of you who have posted encouraging comments on my blog, thank-you. To everyone who has emailed me words…

This week, I went to a pastor’s gathering @ EBC with our interim lead pastor. We heard from Phil Wagler. He’s the lead pastor of a number of churches in Huron county. Their model of leadership and their ideas about ministry resonated with me. One of the things that stood out to me was something…

As I prepare to wrap up my ministry at Hanover Missionary Church I’ve been reflecting on moments, relationships, and things that make me smile. Here’s a small list of my favourite things about HMC: 10. My parking spot. Not the one I use on Sunday mornings. That’s the one at the very back corner. No,…

I’m preaching this Sunday. It’s one of my favorite things to do. My topic? Jesus’ desert temptations. Part of my inspiration has been Henri Nouwen’s excellent little book, In the Name of Jesus. In it, Nouwen reflects on his transition from Harvard to L’Arche in Toronto to work with people who have developmental disabilities. As…

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…

I’m preaching this Sunday morning. The theme is the church’s role in nurturing faith at home. I’ll be talking about next generation faith. The church can stunt the faith of the emerging generation if young people are not encouraged to leave “home” one day. Jesus did it to the disciples when he sent out the…