A former student in my Owen Sound youth ministry recently queried me about knowing God’s will. He is finishing university and is thinking about going overseas. The possibility of entering a new culture is a huge decision and he’s not sure what to do. Here’s what I told him: 1. Ask God. It’s so obvious:…
Happy Birthday to my favorite person in the whole world. No, not me; Erika. Last night we laid in bed reminiscing about when we first met. I think God had something to do with it. We were both raised by parents who spent a lot of time reminding us that we the greatest thing since…
Last night I spent my evening at our Walkerton coffeehouse. We discussed relativism and the lines that are often blurred between right and wrong. My group talked a lot about the differences between boundaries (or the lack thereof) set by parents today and those that were set by our parents, back in the day. Then…
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…
I turned the final page of my fourth Peterson book yesterday. Practice Resurrection has been my favorite of the 5 volume series. It’s a commentary on the book of Ephesians but it’s really a wake up call for the 21st century North American church. I’m toying with the idea of making it required reading for…
Yesterday marked the conclusion of life on Mulock Road for our family. And, since as of last week we still had things to move out of the house, it meant that our family spent Thanksgiving weekend packing and cleaning. Can you believe we lived in that house for more than 10 years? I still remember…