Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Many Christians demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. … I haven’t heard one of them demand that the…
I’m reading this book right now called Mistakes were Made but not by Me and it is changing the way I interact with people and view them from a distance. We can be quick to…
This might come as a redundant post to where many people have already landed. I think though I’ve finally placed my finger on why children’s ministry at my church and the other churches I’ve worked…
I love Lost. As most of you know I was a bit disappointed that it was all over and especially the way the writers ended everything, but nevertheless, it was still great writing and television….
Remember that book that I wrote a small chapter in? Aaron Nee made this great video promoting it. Pretty sweet.
Since being to university I have been able to hold two completely contradictory thoughts in my head at the same time and not go insane. To many, that sentence probably sounds insane. Here is what…
Just finished writing this post over on Linking Life. I’m having an extremely frustrating experience with Acer right now where I am 6 months in, shipped my computer to them four times and I am…
As we go through the beatitudes we have heard all sorts of different theories and perspectives on what they are. They are values of what people should hold in being part of the Kingdom. They…
In being downtown Sarnia we have always said we never wanted to have an agenda. The idea stemmed from hardcore, door-to-door sales pitches for religious beliefs that we wanted to stay away from. Missionary dating,…
We spend quite a bit of time pursuing, collecting and naming all of our possessions. We work hard so we can buy more things. We take vacation so we can get a break from all…
The following is a conversation that happened on my Facebook Wall a few weeks ago. Ralph is a worship pastor at the large Baptist church in Sarnia, and we tend to go back and forth…
I am learning the art of attacking systems. I don’t want to just point them out and walk around with a sign that makes catchy insults about them. I don’t want to just blog about…
We’ve been trying to get on the map for First Friday’s for over a year now. Since we’ve been downtown Sarnia, we’ve been wanting to participate and help out with everything that is going on. …
It’s good when people try their best to redeem our consistent need to have the best brands. Brands drive me nuts. So crazy that I have gone out of my way to not buy things…
I have read quite a bit on pornography and “every man’s battle” with it over my time working with the church. There is everything from Every Man’s Battle to youth curriculum for dealing with pornography,…
Rachel and I spent a few weeks in Swaziland a few years ago with the Lukhele family. Samuel stole all of our hearts as soon as we met him. I wrote about some of his…
We’ve spent two weeks now in the Book of Job. We’ve spent some time with Job’s friends in the first week and took apart their accusations and why they would jump to such extravagant conclusions…
There is a good chance that I have fallen in love with someone that is not my wife. His name is Robert Capon. I just can’t get enough of his writing style, content, beauty and…
I’ve been tossing around the idea for a while now of starting up a blog where I could write about anything I was feeling, reading or experiencing that day. For those that know me, I…