Learning about life from a sandwich

For lunch today I ate a sandwich consisting of fresh bread, lettuce, chunks of red peppers, brie and goat cheese, hunks of raw red onion, and sliced tomatoes. I did a quick check for meat. There was no meat.


For lunch today I ate a sandwich consisting of fresh bread, lettuce, chunks of red peppers, brie and goat cheese, hunks of raw red onion, and sliced tomatoes. I did a quick check for meat. There was no meat.

Welcome to all who have taken up the challenge to study and meditate upon Matt. 5. I’m looking forward to the journey. I read through Matt. 5:1-12 a couple of times. Then I picked up a book by Dallas Willard called, The Divine Conspiracy. A large part of his book is devoted to the Sermon on…

Gener8 is now over and it was a powerful experience for me. I was privileged to be in on the ground level of something God is doing across Canada. 24 young leaders were divided into small groups to listen to each other’s stories. I was amazed as our leader intuitively and prophetically called out dreams and obstacles to our…

I have been thoroughly enjoying my times of study and meditation this week. Thanks for all the great comments/questions you’ve been posting. Keep them coming. We only have one day left. As I studied the text, here’s what I learned today: I sat down with my Bible and an excellent book called Kingdom Ethics…

Yesterday marked the last Sunday in our church’s Formation @ Home series. It was a profound experience for me. It’s the first time I’ve been able to design an extended sermon series (5 weeks) and preach all but one Sunday. I’ve been awakened. I don’t think I’ll ever be the same. I’m grateful to Peter,…

It’s hard being clueless about mechanical things. Some people have a knack for fixing things. Not me. Ask me to build a strong team of leaders, sure. Invite me to stand up in front of hundreds of people and preach or teach, no problem. Challenge me to screw a nut into my tractor’s oil pan?…

It’s been an exceptionally busy week. Here’s what I’ve been doing: I taught 3 Bible College classes I attended an EMCC pastor’s retreat (all day Tuesday and most of Wednesday) I drove 2.5 hours south, just to have an exploratory chat with someone about a PhD program. I slept away from home 2 nights I’m…