My Addiction.
I was once an addict. It started off innocently enough. I was in the 3rd grade. I came across some scented magic markers. Like every other kid in class, I sniffed the various markers. Unlike the...
View ArticleThe Irresistable Community
The table, the towel and the truth. These are the three themes that author Bill Donahue weaves throughout his new book The Irresistible Community: An Invitation to Life Together. Set against the...
View ArticleRaising Boys By Design
I am not a huge fan of parenting books. It is not that I am a perfect parent, far from it. However, the ones I have read always seemed a bit unrealistic. It got to the point where I avoided said...
View ArticleDeath On Hold
I am always hesitant to write anything around the death penalty. I have noticed people's passions are such that they begin to go overboard in arguing their point. I wrote about this topic and my...
View ArticleHe Thinks I'm a Hero
My son drew this picture last month while we were at a Salvation Army Leadership Camp down in Gibsons, BC. He was asked to draw somebody and he told me it was a picture of me as a superhero!...
View ArticleNo Fear in Death
I was preaching on heaven and hell recently. As I spoke to the congregation, I said, "We are all going to die. In fact every breath we take is one step closer to the end." I was taken aback when just...
View ArticleThe 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...
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