In 1983 I witnessed a disaster of a wedding. Angela and I were standing up with another couple that we had gone to Bible College with and it was like the pastor just didn’t care. He dropped papers, fumbled through his readings and forgot names. It was horrendous. And as a young pastor I determined…
Regrets, I’ve Had a Few
I was reading an article the other day that said: Regret can seriously damage your mental health. And I think deep down most of us understand that. However, having now heard it spoken aloud, I’m sure there will be those who regret the regrets they’ve had. But it’s too late, what’s done is done. Far…
Time Flies
Where does the time go? This week it’s been twenty-five years. That’s a quarter of a century. That’s right, twenty-five years ago this week Amazon was founded and while that was important for Jeff Bezos, it really didn’t impact my life. However, two days later, on July 7th 1994, my name was read at Beulah…
What about Hell?
Long before I knew about God’s grace I knew about Gods’ wrath. Long before I had encountered a loving God I knew about the fires of hell. Some of those images came from culture and some came from art. All in all I think I prefer Larson to Hieronymus Bosch, but I’m that kind of…
Just Sayin’
I was reading an article the other day about the problem of feral pigs in Alberta. Not that I’m all that interested in the problem of feral pigs in Alberta..... However, I discovered that feral pigs are one of the world’s most invasive species. Who would have thought? And while fascinating, that wasn’t what captured…
But God
He had his entire life ahead of him, and he knew exactly how it would play out. He was smart and handsome, he had everything going for him and he knew it. If there had of a been a yearbook, he would have been the one voted most likely to succeed. And then he wasn’t.…
Oops
It’s one of those headlines that make you go; Really? It read; Rogue Chinese scientist made ‘foolish’ choice in gene-edited babies. Really? Who would have thought attempting to play God might be a foolish choice? The scientist, He Jiankui, caused an uproar in the international community last year when he admitted that he had altered…
Looking Good
Last week we put new shingles on the roof of our shed. And when I say we, I mean Bruce put new shingles on the roof of our shed while I cut shingles, and carried shingles and passed shingles. Things I could do with my feet planted firmly on the ground. And when we were…
But. . . Greed
You ever feel like just when things are going well that the Government comes along and wants everything you have? If it’s not property tax that the HRM wants, then it’s sales tax the province wants or income tax the federal government wants. Which have you heard, the CRA has adopted a new logo? It…
After the But. . . Obey
The biggest cop out with Christians for their spiritual failure and the most common excuse for deliberate sinfulness are these words "I'm not under the law but under grace!" and with those eight words we seek to absolve ourselves of any spiritual responsibility we might have for our behaviour. And when we are confronted about…