Prayer: God Given Dreams To Live Freely
God forgive us for not truly living in your kingdom. Whether it be through our money, time and relationships We always tend to make it about us We never think twice Before following blindly what…
Prayer: New Perspectives From You
A prayer on Acts 7 Merciful God, We need a new perspective We need to accept that our perspective might be wrong We need the courage to see live through the eyes and ears of…
Prayer: What We Are Becoming
Loving God and Father Help us to be the people of the Kingdom Committed to your story and and what it entails Giving it authority in our lives Help us to grasp the intricacies of…
Don’t Act Like Men
Here is a little thing I wrote to give some context in why we would run a conference like this in the first place. Update: This conference happened and it was a great time! You…
Prayer: May We Remember
May we remember who we are We are citizens of God’s Kingdom We are God’s children We are disciples of Christ May we remember what our task is Our task is to model citizenship in…
Prayer: Forgive our Formulas
God, forgive us for our formulas Forgive us for thinking we know how it works Forgive us for thinking we can see clearly Have mercy on us, as our understanding is small We are blind…
Work Makes Us Slaves
I’m not really sure if we are capable anymore of a society where people enjoy their lives and work is part of living and not done to make money so that they can live. We’ve…
Prayer: Stewardship, Money and Hope
God forgive us For spending what is not ours For believing that we earn what we have For not being wise in kingdom economics Give us eyes To see the world as yours To see…
Christians Shouldn’t Have Private Ownership
I’ll never understand why Christians can’t and don’t live like this.
Do You See The World As A Gift?
Terry Eagleton wrote an amazing book, Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate by Terry Eagleton. I didn’t even know who he was before I stumbled on that book. It was by far the…
Prayer: On Participatory Waiting
Oh Lord, our God You have pardoned us – giving hope to all of creation Our hearts long and our bodies groan For full redemption of your coming Kingdom You made the world good Ever…
Prayer: Grace Is Your Only Label
Our labels keep us safe They help us identify those who are out to get us The murderers The thieves The lazy The contagious The insulting They give us confidence that we know people They…
Leading Is Not A Spiritual Gift
The basic formula for leadership in the church (especially church planting) is this: 1. See a need to start something 2. Find a solid, well liked, person who people follow or be that kind of…
Prayer: Passing On Your Story
May we know your story So we can be good storytellers to our children and the rest of the world May we live your story every day through our words and lives Teach us kingdom…
Two Canadian Musicians You Should Listen To
Light, I'll Call Your Name Out Darkness by Grey Kingdom Sometimes I listen to an album for the first time and I know it’s going to get played a lot. That is the case with…
The Bible and Propositional Truth Claims
I was raised in an environment where it was obvious that the Bible and everything it said was completely ‘true’ and literally word for word what happened and the ultimate guide to life for any…
The Peace of Wild Things
In light of the news of Tim Bosma my heart breaks for the world. The Peace of Wild Things BY WENDELL BERRY When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the…
Why We Raise Our Kids As Christians
This morning I thought we would get into something that we probably won’t stumble across too often if we are doing exegetical series and sticking to specific texts. We have the freedom to explore a…
How Far Is Too Far When Protecting Your Community?
This is a question I’ve wrestled with for a long time. When you desire to be inclusive and make people feel welcomed and show grace to all it becomes a very difficult question to ask…
Bake Sale To Solve World Hunger
See More Art Installations… This week for First Friday downtown Sarnia we are putting together our first ever Bake Sale To Solve World Hunger. We’ll have tons of tasty treats for sale from our very…