It’s not that far away, as a matter of fact, it could almost be described as just around the corner. You know what I’m talking about even though you are trying to deny it. That’s right, Christmas. It’s just a month away and let’s not even talk about shopping days. Now I want to take…
What Will Be
Earlier this week I was in Indianapolis for a meeting to help re-envision a ministry that I am passionate about. Fifteen of us gathered for a day to begin what will be a multi-year task of plotting the future course for an organization that has existed for over a hundred years. And some might ask:…
Mission Drift
Someone asked me on Sunday if my message was a response to the Maximizing Impact Weekend. The answer is: yes and no. (If you weren’t here for the message you can find it here.) While the message wasn’t in response to the Maximizing Impact report, it was in response to the Maximizing Impact weekend. As…
Pardon me?
It’s always interesting to discover new things. Not always pleasant, but interesting. As everybody knows the recreational use of marijuana became legal two weeks ago. Regardless of how you feel about that, and regardless of what politicians might say that genie’s not going back in the bottle. The new question is; what about those people…
Terms and Conditions: Evangelism
In 2013 Apple upgraded the operating systems on their phones to IOS 7 and everyone with an iPhone dutifully clicked “I accept” in order to install the new software on their devices. It wasn't long after that that someone posted a screenshot of Page 46. Apparently, buried deep within the Terms and Conditions were these…
I Did It!
I did something the other day that I have never done in 58 years. I had thought about it before but had always thought it would be too difficult to learn, and besides why bother? But then I did it, and it turned out that I did a pretty good job of it. And perhaps…
David and Who?
Are you a Survivor fan? Have you been following the new season? Maybe like me, you’ve only seen the commercials. I don’t think I’ve seen an episode of a Survivor in ten years and it’s probably been fifteen years since I’ve watched an entire season. But other people are apparently watching it because it’s now…
And That’s why we Need Grace fbl
Last week I read an article about how the Nova Scotia Government has brought forward new laws which defined pedestrians, cyclists and certain others as “vulnerable road users”. Under the new laws, the fines have doubled for accidents that seriously injure or kill them. And my first thought was, that’s a good thing. But then…
Who’s to Blame? FBL
The question that people are asking is: Who’s to blame? Last week in Quebec, a 52-year-old man was hit and killed by a vehicle outside of Montreal. There seems to be a simple answer there. Obviously, it must have been the man himself or perhaps the driver of the car that hit him. But nothing…
A Quandary
It really is a quandary. A while back I read a news story entitled, “The New Canadian Morality”. The story concerned a survey sponsored by Angus Reid Strategies that asked Canadians their opinions on 21 ethical questions. The results of the survey showed that 60% of Canadians still identify themselves as Christians. Which is interesting…