The other day, I had the opportunity to spend six hours in Truro with eighty pastors from around the Maritimes. There were Wesleyans, Baptists, Pentecostals and Catholic clergy who had gathered with one purpose: to pray. To pray for our churches, to pray for our people, to pray for our politicians and to pray for…
Just Four Times a Month
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about not taking health advice from centenarians. Siri must have read the Penn, because last week I had a suggestion in my news feed about an article entitled “The Longest Living People in the World All Abide by the ‘Power 9’ Rule.”Apparently, there are areas in the world…
The Power of One!
I imagine that somewhere in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne, someone is kicking themselves. Maybe more than one. This will hopefully be my last political post for a while. Hopefully. Maybe you read the story, if not, after a recent recount, Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste finished ahead of incumbent Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné by…
Colossians: The Promise of Baptism
Baptism. Before I was baptized, I never really thought about baptism. My family was nominally Baptist, that is, as I’ve explained before, the local Baptist church was the church we didn’t go to when we didn’t go to church. So, when we lived in Lower Lincoln, outside of Fredericton, we didn’t go to Lincoln United…
Living Well
Well, that seems counter intuitive. I recently read an article entitled, “Never Take Health Tips from the World’s Oldest People.” The premise of the article was that scientist are still trying to figure out why some people can live past 100 years old. And while they haven’t been able to come to a consensus, the…
More than Ordinary
I was reading a novel the other day—I know, what a surprise—when a question made me pause. The question was this: If we only had a limited number of sunrises and sunsets to marvel at, would we treat them differently? If the beauty of sunrises and sunsets weren't everyday occurrences, would we appreciate them more?…
Consuming Thoughts
So, what are consuming your thoughts and conversations these days?Is it what’s happening on this side of the border with the upcoming federal election? Or is it about what’s happening, with the goat rodeo, on the other side of the border? Both topics seem to be getting an equal amount of time lately. You have…
. . .But Sunday is Coming!
Talk about a swing in emotions. I have been working on two separate messages this week, one for Good Friday and another one for Easter Sunday. One was a message of despair, and the other was a message of hope. One a message of defeat and the other a message of victory. One a message…
They come for the . . .
Angela and I go to the pool every (and by every, I mean most or possibly some) Friday mornings, and this past Friday, I realized people were at the pool for a variety of reasons.Some come for exercise. They are committed to the process and focused on what they are doing. Others come to swim.…
Election Advice
As we move into the third week of our federal election, I thought it would be wise to share some thoughts from John Wesley that hopefully will shape our response as Wesleyans, and more importantly, as Christians during this election, or any election for that matter. These thoughts were recorded by Wesley in the fall…