Category: Blog

If you are familiar with the story of Lewis & Clark, you may know that they were challenged with finding (what was believed to exist) a NorthWest water passage that would connect the Eastern United States to the Pacific Ocean. Akin to flat earth thinking,… Read More »

Recently in my reading, I came across a term in two books that I had never heard before: “5Q” (Alan Hirsh’s work on Five Fold Ministry) and “Canoeing the Mountains” (Tod Bolsinger’s work on Leadership in uncharted territory). Each of them the acronym “VUCA” as… Read More »

An indicator that I was living less by the Holy Spirit and more by stress was that the people in my life lost distinctiveness. They became background and blurry. I wouldn’t ask them questions or listen to answers. I forgot names, faces and everything else…. Read More »

I recently wrote a blog called “The Wild Places”, for God calls us to join him in the chaotic corners of our planet – our neighbourhoods. I want to do that – but I can’t. My 2017 New Year wishes (resolutions require too much resoluteness)… Read More »

Our shared vision – “Joining God in our neighbourhoods” – makes a huge assumption – that God is in our neighbourhoods, that he’s not distant, that he’s not waiting for us to join him in heaven, that he’s here on dingy, dangerous, dusty, delightful earth!… Read More »

A “Thank You” to the Atlantic Baptist Women. On May 28th at the Atlantic Baptist Women’s (ABW) conference at Crandall University, I was presented with a cheque for $7,638.49 (Any guy would go to women’s conference for that!). The ABW had “Walked for Refugees” and… Read More »

I was running on the beach in Florida in March. Running is often my BEST work time. With music in one ear and the other ear toward heaven, when I’m running or cycling, I hear God best. This early morning was no different, though the… Read More »

Monday Monday . . . I don’t know how many of you are familiar with this iconic Momas and Papas song, but it starts with such promise and hope with the opening verse: “Monday Monday, so good to me. Monday Morning, it was all I… Read More »

I hate Facebook. Well that’s not exactly true. Let me try again. I dislike Facebook. Well that’s closer, but I’m still not comfortable with that either. Let me try one more time. I think Facebook is like the church of Laodicea (Rev. 3:14-16): lukewarm; neither… Read More »

The incarnation and crucifixion teach a crucial lesson: we must become small. Especially as we sponsor refugees. As hosts, we’re tempted to see ourselves as big Daddy Warbucks and sponsored families as little orphan Annie. “We’re rich. They’re poor.” Wise hosts, however, welcome and create… Read More »