One Neighbourhood Blog

During this busy holiday season, we try to stop and take time to reflect on the reason for our celebration. The reason why Jesus, God’s Son, needed to come to earth. The reason why we cannot do life alone. Sometimes it can be easy to… Read More »

Sex is a very tricky subject for us to tackle when we’re aiming to infuse culture. What IS normal, healthy sexual behavior? Who decides what’s normal? If something is normal, is it also healthy? Is there a slippery slope when it comes to sexual morality… Read More »

There are some (those who value accuracy or pay attention to the Gregorian calendar for example) who will tell you that January 1st marks the beginning of the New Year. They are wrong. Anyone with young children or who is involved in the world of… Read More »

Lighthouses aren’t particularly helpful for out-of-control ships on high seas. They let you know you’re in danger but stay distant and detached. They tell you what’s wrong but don’t make it right. They look on as you languish. I suspect the person who first compared… Read More »

I mentioned in part one of this blog (https://baptist-atlantic.ca/news/show-up-and-shut-up-part-1/) that God used a little yearling to remind me that I needed to “show up and shut up!” I had five wonderful days of rest, Bible reading, prayer, and quiet listening (no electronic devices). Trust me… Read More »

WARNING: Rant Ahead! Every now and again something outrageous happens that pierces the dense layers covering the moral ambiguity of everyday life. An event captures our collective attention and we find ourselves in a daze, wondering, WHAT just happened? HOW did it happen? We are… Read More »

Recently I moved to Canada from England to follow God’s call to serve CABC as a new Associate Executive Minister. The transition period reminded me of a period in my life from fifteen years ago when I moved to London to take up an exciting… Read More »

by Daryl MacKenzie A few weeks ago at Oasis Shirley Giberson, representing the Canadian Bible Society, gave me a copy of The Financial Stewardship Bible, written in the Contemporary English Version and published by the American Bible Society. This Bible highlights over 2,000 verses about… Read More »

When I was at the closing rally of Tidal Impact (which of course was the opening rally of Oasis), I was thrilled to see the adults watching with delight from the bleachers as hundreds of youth worshipped on the floor of the Berwick Apple Dome!… Read More »

Have you noticed how acceptable it is these days to speak of rights and how unacceptable it is to speak of what IS right (as opposed to what is wrong)? We are a society – it seems – that delights in exploring and defining the… Read More »