The Original Jesus
I had a recent conversation with a friend and fellow pastor and he mentioned that we live in a society that wants to design our own Jesus. The Original Jesus by Daniel Darling addresses this very...
View ArticleSupper's Ready
I remember as a kid, we would be playing out in the yard all day, but when our Mom called us for supper (we called it dinner), we would high tail it for the house. Sometimes I was so engrossed in my...
View ArticleIt's Just A Cup
Readers of this blog know that I usually don't comment on "culture war" items and the insanity that erupts on social media. Yet the recent Starbucks "controversy" has filled my social media feeds to...
View ArticleUnstoppable Gospel
I love the book of Acts. It is probably one of my favorite Bible books. The stories are exciting and engaging. In his new book, Unstoppable Gospel, Pastor Gregg Matte calls readers to take up the...
View ArticleDelighting in God
The Mercy of God led to Calvary - A.W. Tozer I love the writings of A.W. Tozer I first discovered Tozer back in 1994. I was in the midst of a YWAM Discipleshp Training School. Assigned a book...
View Article5 Questions With Pastor Gregg Matte
Welcome to 5 Questions With..... Today's guest is Pastor Gregg Matte. Gregg Matte is the senior pastor of Houston's First Baptist Church and founder of Breakaway Ministries at Texas A&M University,...
View ArticleOne Word - The Tradition Continues
Back in 2009 Compassion began challenging people to seek the Lord for a word for the new year instead of making a new years resolution. This challenge has been sent out to their bloggers every year...
View ArticleThe Call
What are the different ways in which God calls us? Before we get the call, we have to know His voice. I am reminded of 1st Samuel 3. Samuel did not yet know the Lord, the word of the Lord not yet...
View ArticleBaby Steps
Here in Canada, the CBC has a radio program called Under the Influence with host Terry O’Reilly. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/undertheinfluence It mostly has to do with advertising. On Feb. 4, 2016 they...
View ArticleWhat Can the Church Be?
It is easy to see the negative. Ask some people how they view the church, and you will hear words like “hypocrites or unloving.” I choose to see the positive. When a church is operating at its best,...
View ArticleWe Pray For You
"We pray for you often!" With those words, spoken by a gentleman in the congregation near the tail end of my sermon, tears began streaming down my face. I choked up and my voice cracked as I finished...
View ArticleFinding God in the Hard Times
I missed Finding God in the Hard Times the first time it came out in print. Previously published in 2005 under the title Blessed Be Your Name, this book by Matt and Beth Redman is an encouragement to...
View ArticleFinishing Well
Twelve years. It has been 12 years since my family moved back to the Bulkley Valley in northern British Columbia. My wife and I were married here 21 years ago. Both of our children (18 and 6) were born...
View Article5 Books That Changed My Life
I love to read. I love to curl up with a good book and will stay up late into the night if I find a real page-turner. Over the years I have read more books than I can count. Five of those books changed...
View ArticleCulture
I love me some A.W. Tozer. He is one of my all-time favorite authors. I have the majority of the books he wrote during his lifetime. I also have many of the ones released after his death. These latter...
View ArticleThis Changed Everything
This Changed Everything is a new DVD that comes out this October. I received a advance copy from my friend John Armstrong, author of Your Church is too Small and president of the Act3 Network. The...
View ArticleIs God Good?
I have often heard the question asked, "Is God Good?" When I answer in the affirmative, the follow up tends to be, "well then why does He allow suffering?" Or even, "Then how can He send people to...
View ArticleOne Word - The 2017 Edition
It has been awhile since I posted, going back to school at 46 doesn't allow a lot of free time. However, I wanted to kick the New Year off the way I have the past few years. In 2013 I became a...
View ArticleOne Word - The 2018 Edition
It has been a year since I posted and I think I will be getting back into this a bit more. Going back to school in my late 40's has posed a challenge when it came to writing other stuff. However, I...
View ArticleI've Seen too Much
Peter and John were hauled before the leaders and told in no uncertain terms they could not talk about Jesus Christ. They were threatened and that threat was real, palpable. Yet Peter and John, in the...
View ArticleI Believe
Just a little poem that I scribbled out this morning. I believe in the Holy Father I believe in the Holy Son I believe in the Holy Spirit I believe in the Three in 0ne God the Father rich in mercy...
View ArticleSeeking His Grace
I recently took part in a prayer chain and as my time was drawing to a close I started singing these words...after a few times through I decided to write them down. Jesus Draw near to Jesus Come to Him...
View ArticleI Can Only Imagine
Let me start this off by saying I do not typically enjoy Christian movies. Sad, but true. I find that most Christian films that I have seen are of poor quality, really bad acting and seem to only...
View ArticleEverything Is Possible
Jen Bricker is a spitfire. If she has anything else left on her bucket list it is not from a lack of effort! This young lady is up for any challenge and according to her book, Everything Is Possible,...
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