Staff Evaluation time

My annual staff review/evaluation is coming up on Tuesday.


My annual staff review/evaluation is coming up on Tuesday.

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…

I tucked my 2 favorite little people into bed tonight. I read Shawna the story about Abram telling the Egyptians that Sarai wasn’t his wife. We talked about lying; and about how God takes care of us, even when we’re afraid to do the right thing; and about not marrying your sibling. I told Elijah…

Currently, I’ve got a couple of Eugene Peterson books on my reading list. The other day, while reading, The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the art of spiritual direction, I was convicted. He writes: “But the word busy is the symptom not of commitment but of betrayal. It is not devotion but defection. The adjective busy set as…
Today marks the first day of a weekend training event aimed at young leaders in my denominational tribe, the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada. 30 leaders, mostly between 20-30 years old, have been invited from across Canada. I was invited. I’m glad they didn’t check ID’s at the door. I packed up my stuff, kissed…

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…

Tonight I’m dusting off my hockey gear and lacing up the skates for the first time in a few years. It’s not a pre-Halloween trick; rather, a couple of guys from the congregation invited me to join them on the ice for the season. My goal is to represent the Spirit of Jesus on and…