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.
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…
For those of you that don’t know, I turned 40 this past Monday. So, to celebrate, we rounded up our kids, readied our shedding yellow dog, gathered our camping gear, and headed to Grundy Lake Provincial Park for and overnight escape. While it may seem strange to drive three hours north for one night in a…
I wonder what this week will bring? Lately, I’ve been asking myself that question. This week is no exception. I’m back teaching in the classroom on Fridays. This semester I have a morning and an afternoon class. I’m also preaching a lot more these days. It means I’ll be squeezing every ounce of opportunity out…
My semester of teaching in the classroom ended a few weeks ago. However, my work continues. I still have stacks of papers to mark. Tonight I finally finished reading and grading the final blog posts from my spiritual formation class. If your wondering how blogging fits into a college course on spiritual formation, here’s a…
Yesterday I preached on 1 Timothy 2. If you’re not familiar with this portion of Paul’s writings, there’s a part there that calls women to not speak or have authority over their male counterparts (1 Tim. 2:12). It’s bad teaching to interpret this text literally. Here’s part of the story that’s often untold: 1. Instability…
Our family took a little road trip to the Tri-cities yesterday. Erika and I both had things to do. Since our kids don’t naturally enjoy spending hours in the car, we added an incentive; a trip to the Lego store in St. Jacobs. Without complaint they endured the seventy-five minute drive, marched around the college…