As we have been preparing to stage our house for sale, we realized that the pets could become an objection to a buyer. We resolved to send Kenzie the Lab to Cheryl’s parents’ place in Red Deer until we move. Having planned to go anyway, I decided to invite a young man who was interested [...]
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It is hard to believe we’re into the middle of February already! Where did the time go? We are working hard at getting out house ready to put on the market. We need to have it listed so that it can be sold for a move in May. It seems unbelievable that we will be [...]
I don’t pretend to be fervent or righteous. I am a sinful man like the next guy. However, I have a story for you this morning. On Sunday we made a public appeal to our church for help – we are 2 weeks away from our self-imposed deadline for listing our house for sale. Yes, [...]
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Licensure is the “bar exam” for the pastoral profession. Some denominations have more rigorous methods, some have less. The Grace Brethren are on the more side. Last month I wrote an 8 hour exam with around 80 questions, all short answer. They were all based upon theological concepts with one five question set of historical [...]
This is a big day. Tonight Pastor Philip and I attend Cedar Grove Baptist’s Annual General Meeting. This is a big deal for a few reasons, but I will explain. Before Cheryl and I embarked on this journey towards church planting, we were just a nice couple with three kids attending a church of 1200-1500 [...]
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I have never spend so much of a day in prayer as I have today. And that has been a very good thing. One thing I have come to realize that the more seriously you take your life in ministry the more prayer is needed. And not just that you need more people praying for [...]
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My Bible-in-a-Year reading today took me to the end of Joshua. Many people have found inspiration in the last words of Joshua, as he confronts the nation and demands that they once again declare and covenant before the Lord to keep him as their God and not chase after the other people who they live [...]
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