I love the title of this blog. I hope it will get lots of “hits” because of it! It’s kind of like posting an article with the headline: “Easy ways to Make Lot’s of Money and Be Your Own Boss.” People generally want easy paths to end results. The road to forgiveness is, for the most […]
Trending in the Right Direction
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 […]
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 […]
Discover Your Mission Now
I mentioned a resource in my message that would expand on the principles that we learned on Sunday. It is called “Discover Your Mission Now” by David Ferguson. It has a lot of helpful information to help us to BLESS those in our lives and community. Download it here: “Discover Your Mission Now – 5 Simple […]
The Way of Jesus: Following Jesus – Faith and Inertia
Paul Tournier, the famous Swiss Physician and Counsellor wrote: I think he must have been thinking of me when he said that. I have spent a lot of time thinking that when I reach a certain point in my life or when I accomplish a certain amount things, I will follow Jesus the way that […]
The Way of Jesus – Rethink the Way You Live
On Sunday, we introduced what is going to be our theme for the next number of weeks at Callander Bay Church: The Way of Jesus. We are looking at simple language to describe our journey with Jesus. As a community we are endeavouring to respond to Jesus’ call to “Follow Him”. We are growing in […]