Callander Bay Church Presents: A Living Nativity Sunday, December 22nd from 6-8pm. Groups will depart every 15 minutes from the Callander Community Center First group will depart at 6pm, last group will depart at 8pm. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Callander Food Bank
You Are Not Alone
(Note: I shared this at the Christmas Eve Service on December 24, 2018. It includes some of the thoughts that I had written in a previous Blog Post “Steve” ) The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Matthew 1:23 I didn’t […]
Christmas Letter 2019
Christmas Holidays are hard. There I said it. It’s like being a person who doesn’t like pumpkin spice in the fall. It’s just awkward, Let me clarify that a bit. Christmas when I was a kid was a lot of fun. I remember the pre-Christmas celebrations we used to have with another Dutch family in […]
The Church Has Left The Building, Part 9: Write the Next Chapter
Watch the eighth part in “The Church Has Left The Building” series, entitled “Write the Next Chapter” from Sunday, December 1st, 2019 and leave your comments below!
Prayer not Excuses
I took French for a large portion of my academic life. After all those years, i can say a few words and phrases. Not enough to be able read the language or have a conversation with someone. Why is that? I think the main reason is because it was knowledge given with very little or […]
The Church Has Left The Building, Part 8: Talk to God About Them
Watch the eighth part in “The Church Has Left The Building” series, entitled “Talk to God About Them” from Sunday, November 24th, 2019 and leave your comments below!
Ideas for Acts of Kindness
IDEAS FOR ACTS OF KINDNESS Pay for someone’s gas.Keep a giveaway bag stocked with snacks, toiletries, and socks for the homeless you may encounter.Take out the garbage for an elderly or handicap neighbour.Leave an encouraging note or surprise in items you are donating, selling, or returning.Deliver fresh-baked cookies to a neighbour or co-worker.Bring fresh flowers […]
The Church Has Left The Building, Part 7: Be Generous
Watch the seventh part in “The Church Has Left The Building” series, entitled “Be Generous” from Sunday, November 17th, 2019 and leave your comments below!
In the Emptiness – I Will Remember.
I have always been moved by the roll call at the Cenotaph. The calling of the names. Names that I didn’t know. But all though I am unfamiliar with them, they are names that were significant to someone. Names that had families who loved and cared for them. Names that reflected lives. Lives that loved, […]
The Church Has Left The Building, Part 6: Sow Seeds of Kindness
Watch the sixth part in “The Church Has Left The Building” series, entitled “Sow Seeds of Kindness” from Sunday, November 10th, 2019 and leave your comments below!