“Isaiah 57:20 says, ‘The wicked are like the tossing sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters toss up mire and dirt.’ The sea does not need to do anything special to produce mire and dirt; that is the result of natural motions. This is also true of us when we are under the condition [...]
Who knew? At the same time as a famous Christian blogger, Anne Jackson endeavoured to rekindle her passion for cycling I too began a journey back to a bicycle. I don’t have her literary gifts, but my story goes like this: I got a bike when I was young. Living in a pretty big city [...]
This weekend our church had to deal with its first incidence of church discipline. As a part of the elder team, I have been in on the meetings and interviews and entreaties to change that have preceded it until there was no other choice. It is heart-rending since I have been a good friend and [...]
Matt Sweetman provides a list of what he thinks he did wrong in the first 6 months before launch. I plan to heed those warnings. 8 Mistakes in the First 6 Months of Planting
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I am trying endeavouring to memorize around 180 verses by January, in an effort to pass Grace Brethren Licensure review, which is quite rigorous I have been told. How will I get there? Read on to find out. If you want an anecdotal look back at my memorization history (such as it is) check out [...]
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It has been finalized – I will be coming on staff at Community of Hope as a Church Planting Intern as of November 1. I am very excited. This is the opportunity I have been praying for, that God would give me a chance to experience full-time ministry before we actually leave to plant. I [...]
Thinking about the ramifications of this video now.
I have been thinking a lot lately (in between worrying about the Twins) about Community Group in the Fall. We are going to orient this group to not just be a group that is praying and supporting the formation of a core group for our church plant, but also serving Community of Hope by helping [...]
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With one of my favourite Christian bloggers putting out a call for confessions, I decided to get inspired. Heh. No, inspiration just happened. Confessions! I am feeling more nervous, more unprepared, and more at wit’s end with this pregnancy than I have ever been with any of my other children. (Duh, you’re having twins!) I [...]
Love is patient, love is kind… It rings in the ears. Just like that other classic saying, “Patience is a virtue.” After the June that we had you would think that we’d be satisfied to wait on God for our needs but I find myself more and more tied up with worry about our auto [...]
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