I didn’t know whether to be flattered or offended. Last week I received an e-mail from a preacher asking for my forgiveness. And I wasn’t sure that he had done anything to me that I could forgive him for. Apparently, he had preached some of my messages and had passed them off as his own,…
It was twenty years ago today. . .
It was twenty years ago today. . ., and you might be thinking. . . that ” Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play….. but that’s just showing your age. It was twenty years ago today that the Guptills arrived back in Canada with the dream of a new church that would impact a community…
Cheer Up Ye Saints of God, there’s nothing to Worry About, (Everyone on the Chorus)
It was a beautiful morning and as I walked toward my Smart Car I pushed the magic button that would retract the roof. Really, what’s the sense of having a convertible roof that you can open with a button if you never open it with the button? And as the roof began to open a…
Say What?
I was sitting in my office annex the other day and was listening to folks use Canada's third official language as they ordered double doubles, triple singles and four by fours. Which begs the question: is a coffee with four creams and four sugars still a coffee or is it liquid candy? But again I…
. . . as sin!
I was looking for a specific product at a hardware store last week, apparently in vain. When it became obvious they didn't have what I needed and I would have to look elsewhere, the clerk sympathetically commented," What a sin!"An inconvenience yes, a nuisance maybe, but hardly a sin.It kind of made me think of…
First Silence Your Critics
I fear for Canada! While we can’t claim to have been founded by those seeking religious freedom,( unless it was a freedom to trap and sell beavers), for almost 150 years our public policy and laws were shaped with at least a nod to our Christian heritage. However, it would appear that those who lean…
Deja Vu
It is like Déjà vu all over again… the quote of course comes from Yogi Berra, but it seems to be a reality in the present day situation in Ukraine. In 1940 Russia began what is known as The Occupation of the Baltic States and for almost fifty years they occupied the countries of Estonia,…
Tolerance is a Two Way Street
It was recently announced that Trinity Western University in British Columbia intends to offer a law degree in 2016. And at least two provincial bar associations, including Nova Scotia, have voted to not allow students graduating from Trinity to be members of their associations. The reason? Trinity is Canada’s largest Christian liberal arts college and…
Heaven is for Real
I wonder how Johnny Depp is feeling after his latest movie was left in the dust by a movie about a Wesleyan Pastor and his family? “Heaven is for Real” opened in theatres this week in third place, which I think was a surprise to many. And people have asked me what I think about…
A Swing of Emotions
TALK ABOUT A SWING in emotions! I have been working on two separate messages this week, one for Good Friday and one for Easter Sunday: a messageof despair and a messageof hope, a message of defeat and a messageof victory, a message about the depths that man can fall and a message about the heights…