Sunday morning at the Meeting House
I’m given occasional opportunities to “check out” other churches. That’s built right into my job profile. Thanks HMC!
I’m given occasional opportunities to “check out” other churches. That’s built right into my job profile. Thanks HMC!

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…
Satan. The devil. The ancient serpent. The dragon. The adversary. The accuser. The opposer. The ruler of the kingdom of the air. The father of lies. Sometimes he comes near to me. I don’t like it. Last Thursday was one of those dark and lonely days. I find that he closes in when spiritual breakthroughs…

I’m only three days into my new ministry role and I’m starting to wonder why church leadership looks a lot more like a wrestling match (where the goal is forcing others into submission) rather than the stuff Jesus talked about (for example, loving God and loving our neighbours)? I don’t think we should stop using…

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…

Tonight is our Life Group potluck night. It’s extra special because we’re getting together with ‘the other group’. They formed when our house could not longer hold all the young families. ‘The other group’ has been a shining example of successful Life Group reproduction, mainly because of Cory and Marie–the fantastic husband and wife team…

Today marks the end of birthday week at our house. It’s a week of festivities and fun that begins with my daughter’s birthday and ends with my son’s. They were born seven days apart (in different years, of course). On Shawna’s birthday we spent the day hanging out, playing and reading. Today is very similar…