I’m becoming more and more convinced that 21st century pastoral leadership doesn’t require titles, offices, positions, buildings or pay cheques.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the resurrection these days. It’s partly because it’s the Easter season and partly because I’m preaching on the resurrection this Sunday. As a preparatory exercise I’ve been asking various people what they think ‘resurrection’ means. The responses have been all over the map. Not only is there confusion about…
Tonight, Erika and I went to our first ever Murder Mystery fundraiser. It was organized to raise money for our community drop in center. Most of the people on the stage were folks from our church so it was a lot of fun. It was extra juicy because two of the actors were ministry council…
Many of you know that I try to keep my Thursday afternoons reserved for non-church activities. So here’s a play-by-play of this afternoon. After playing a round of scream and run with my kids we rounded up insects for a science project. We started with some basic ones like a house fly and wood louse…
I’m at my best when dreaming. Not a pie-in-the-sky kind of fantasizing but a “let’s pretend we relaxed the rules a bit” sort of dreaming. Of course, dreams are always best when they are grounded in a firm sense of what has happened in the past and what is currently happening in the present. When…
My life in Toronto is spent, for the most part, inside an 8’x8′ padded wall cocoon. I have a desk, a chair, books, and two pictures of my hero, Eugene Peterson. In the one picture, positioned on a shelf overlooking my desk, Peterson’s head is tilted back and his eyes are on me. The speak…
Kudos to Mike. He has found the best christian music video I have ever seen. Check out the killer moves at the 2 minute mark.