I have been talking about “Keeping it Simple” in my weekend messages. Life seems to be anything but simple and connecting with God can sometimes seem very complicated. A couple weeks ago on a Sunday Morning, I introduced the concept of Spiritual Pathways. Spiritual Pathways are ways of connecting with God. A few mentioned that we […]
FOUNDATIONAL TRUTHS OF MY LIFE WITH GOD
FOUNDATIONAL TRUTHS OF MY LIFE WITH GOD (From the book, God is Closer Than You Think by John Ortberg) God is always present and active in my life, whether or not I see God. Coming to recognize and experience God’s presence is learned behavior; I can cultivate it. My task is to meet […]
Building the Dam: Accountability
I am grieved. Someone I know, respected, in ministry had a moral failure. It saddens me. He was a hallmark of faithfulness in ministry. He had served the same church for more than 30 years. He had a heart for people and evangelism. Whether it was a wedding or a funeral, the gospel was always on […]
Keep it Simple: First Love
My Bible College days are a long way behind me. I have to admit that I have forgotten many of the things that I learned while there, but there is one thing I have never forgotten. I took a counselling in my second year and the teacher said something I have always remembered. The course […]
A Letter to a Younger Me
I was reading an article where former National Hockey Player and Toronto Maple Leaf, Doug Gilmour wrote a letter to a younger self. I liked the perspective of writing from wisdom and experience to a younger and less experienced you. I hadn’t though of the article in quite an extended period of time, when I […]
Time and Enthusiasm
Recently in New Brunswick at Hopewell Rocks, a local “wonder of nature” collapsed. Elephant Rock was a part of flowerpot formations that draw many tourists to the area. The CBC reported, ” An estimated 200 tonnes of rock from one of the iconic flowerpot formations came tumbling down early on Monday (March 14, 2016) morning after the […]
I am Generous
I am learning to be generous. It is a process, not an easy one at that, and it seems to have lots of hurdles. I have resources. Maybe not as much as I think I should have to be generous, but I have them. There in lies one of the biggest obstacles to generous living: […]
How to Encourage Yourself in the Lord
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. 1 Samuel 30:6 Moving Toward Maturity In 1 Samuel 30 David found himself in a difficult […]
If You’re Grateful and You Know It…..
Kids are generally better at showing emotion. I lead worship for adults and I lead songs for kids at Awana (our kids program). It is a no-brainer to tell you that the kids are the more excitable group. They sing with enthusiasm, they jump, they stomp and wave their hands in the air. They are […]
Nagging Optimism
It’s Hard to Not Be Negative Doesn’t seem to be a lot to be optimistic right now in our world. I think this is one of the negative sides of being an information/internet generation. They say that “good news travels fast”, but in a high-speed generation: bad news travels really, really fast. Between politics, the […]