Lately I’ve been reading a provocative little book called Worship, Community and the Triune God of Grace by James B. Torrance. He is professor emeritus of systematic theology at the U. of Aberdeen, Scotland so it’s a bit denser than the chainsaw catalogue on our coffee table shelf. I was struck by his former prof’s ideas…
Since when has worship become so dependent on technology? Luke and I recently mounted a new widescreen video projector in the church sanctuary. As with anything “do-it-yourself” project, there were some minor glitches. For example we had to adjust the mounted projector to fill the screen, we had to do some signal checks from different…
I’ve been writing a Distance Education New Testament course since May. It’s August and I’m so close to being finished that I can almost taste it. Tonight Erika spent a much needed evening out with a friend. While she was sipping coffee, I was combing through a textbook looking for juicy test questions….
My parents just left. They came up this past weekend to spend some quality time with me, Erika and the kids. It was relaxing and fun. We ate good food, spent time catching up and even had time to put a roof on our treehouse.
Any letter that begins with the words “Dear Sir” is not a letter I want to read. I got one of those letters today. It was from my friends at the Canada Revenue Agency. The letter asks for my charitable donations receipts from previous tax years so they can verify that I have actually given…
I’m preaching this weekend. Since our lead pastor left, I’ve had some extra opportunities to speak. I’m thrilled because I love getting up and yacking behind the pulpit. I love taking a biblical text and wrestling with it until one of us has come away mastered by the other. Usually I’m gripped by a…
Life doesn’t always go my way. I should have learned that by this point in my life. Thankfully, I live with a 6 year-old who teaches me some of life’s greatest lessons. Shawna had a miserable morning. She desperately wanted to do something. Mom said no. That’s how I got involved. She thought Dad might…
Elijah is my 3-year-old.
I was feeling guilty about my lack of exercise. So, I went for a 4km run. When I got back Elijah had donned a pair of mismatched socks and was ready to go running with me. I figured he’d last a few minutes before abandoning his dream of running with dad. I was wrong. We…
Just got finished hanging out with one of my favorite people. We talked about the church, money, kids and basement renos. I’m exhausted but happy.