Last night our family went on a one night camping extravaganza with some families from our former church in Owen Sound. We arrived yesterday after supper and planned to stay until this evening. That was before it rained. The drops started falling around midnight and it was still pouring when we awoke this morning. By…
This week, I went to a pastor’s gathering @ EBC with our interim lead pastor. We heard from Phil Wagler. He’s the lead pastor of a number of churches in Huron county. Their model of leadership and their ideas about ministry resonated with me. One of the things that stood out to me was something…
Where is God when disaster strikes? That’s one of the conversation topics we’ll be tackling at tonight’s coffeehouse gathering. The whole “you never know when things are going to turn bad” thing is a running theme these days at HMC. This morning we held all three of our services in the church shed. Normally the…
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,…
Tomorrow is the conclusion of the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada national assembly. That means I get to see my family after being away from them for 4 days straight. I’ve met a lot of great people and I’ve been inspired to follow Jesus. In a quiet moment I snuck away to my hotel room…
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…
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…
I’ve been enjoying my bike rides into work. I feel stronger and more environmentally conscious. Yesterday, I wasn’t paying enough attention to the road and I hit a pothole. The kind where the asphalt has broken off and caved into the ground about 6 inches. My skinny road bike tires didn’t have a chance. I blew them…
Last night I spent my evening at our Walkerton coffeehouse. We discussed relativism and the lines that are often blurred between right and wrong. My group talked a lot about the differences between boundaries (or the lack thereof) set by parents today and those that were set by our parents, back in the day. Then…
Our week long meditation and study in blogland concluded yesterday. Thanks to everyone who participated by posting comments. Thanks also, to those who followed the conversation and participated in the readings but didn’t feel comfortable sharing comments. I’ve been blessed by all of you. I’d love to hear any concluding thoughts you have about the…