One Neighbourhood Blog

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,…”. People in ministry today could relate to this quote from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Good news stories of individuals growing in Christ are often met with negative elements that… Read More »

How many times have you thought you saw something, only to take a second look and realize that it wasn’t what you thought at all?  I remember when Twila and I were driving across Canada in the summer of ’97.  On one particular evening in… Read More »

18 years ago, as we stood on the threshold of cross-cultural ministry in Africa, tentatively taking stock of the Somali world and seriously second-guessing ourselves, an experienced field worker “pushed” us into the unknown with this advice: “Just enter the chaos.” Looking back, I’m not… Read More »

The other night when I was at the Diner with my boys, the oldest pulls out a fistful of firecrackers, my first response was not a parental, “Where did you get those?” with the accompanying gasp – instead it was an awed, “How many of… Read More »

There are a variety of biblical metaphors that describe the influence that Christians are intended to have on the world around them. Jesus says that we are SALT and LIGHT (Matthew 5:13-16). He describes us as a LEAVENING AGENT (Matthew 13:33)  and Paul says that… Read More »

In every great crisis, the human heart demands a leader that incarnates its ideas, its emotions and its aims.  Till such a leader appears, everything is disorder, disaster and defeat. (From a New York Times editorial a week after the fall of Fort Sumter, triggering… Read More »

CABC is finally joining the world of blogging! This is just another way to engage our churches, pastors, leaders and communities in the missional conversation. The name of the blog is “fusi3on” but you’ll quickly notice a bit of a twist on the name incorporating… Read More »

I am thrilled to introduce you to fusi3on, a new blog we are launching to stimulate discussion and engagement around what we see as our mandate as a Convention family. fusi3on captures the spirit of who we are and what we want to be about… Read More »