At the beginning of 2015 the Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Randy Carlyle. In an interview, then General Manager Dave Nonis sited that one of the reasons it happened was because the team was “trending in the wrong direction”. He was implying that they were not moving as a group towards their desired outcome. […]
The Power of 77,000 Hours
On Sunday, I mentioned a staggering statistic: Parents will spend 77,000 hours with their children by the time they reach the age of 18. Another statistic that adds deeper meaning to it, is the fact that children who are raised in homes that go to church with spend just under 900 hours at church-related activities. It […]
Small Things Big Difference – Part 4
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Small Things Big Difference – Part 2
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Be Holy!
The series of messages that I have been working through has been called Weird: Because Normal isn’t working. The admonition to be holy is a call to be “different” or “set apart” from the world. The reason we are to do this is because God is holy and we are to be like him. What […]
Just the Beginning
I am endeavouring to build a healthy lifestyle right now. I have wanted to lose a few pounds and try and keep it off. I am on day nine of my diet and actually have been quite successful. By making some simple adjustments to my diet (no chips, pop and sweets) and better choices (salad […]
The Missing Piece: Fear of God
My Dad just celebrated his 89th birthday. I love to hear his stories, particularly the ones about World War 2 and his part in the Dutch underground and about his childhood in the Netherlands. One of my favourites is his story about visiting the Queen of Holland. He had been a part of a boys […]
85 Billion Dollars
I was reading the “Our Daily Bread” devotional this morning and it stated that in the United States and Canada, 85 billion dollars was spent last year on lottery tickets. 85 billion dollars! I can’t even imagine those kind of figures. Money spent with the hope that it will turn in to more money. I […]