We had a great drive from Red Deer to Medicine Hat. We had to wait for a snow storm to pass and took it easy on the roads until we were out of the winter weather and then everything was clear once we got through it. Staying with the Wilks family was fantastic as they [...]
I will have a forthcoming video made this afternoon, but I am having difficulty uploading it. Expect something later tonight.
If you’re reading this, we are on the road. We plan to post video blogs of our trip as we travel, they will probably go up in the evenings, after we have a chance to upload them. Here is a great page to see the BC road conditions for our drive there and back. Live [...]
Still batting around this idea. I thought I would put it out to the readership. What would you like to see Cheryl and I talk about here on this blog? Please leave a comment.
I think I am glad that December is finally over. It seemed like there was so much that needed to be done before the end of the year. Just as things started to end something would come up, like our sudden trip to Edmonton to see Shane’s grandfather. The Monday before I had finished teaching [...]
For your edification, I thought I would give you an idea where all the different towns and cities are, and what we know about them right now. Starting with the extreme southeast of the province: Medicine Hat/Redcliff This was actually the first community we became interested in. Population around 55 thousand, it is out on [...]
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Last night was our leadership Christmas dinner. A lovely time was had by all, by appearances. It looks like we may have a new couple joining us – more hands make lighter work! So, going into the holidays, I can feel momentum beginning to build with my wife and I, and also with my pastor, [...]
This is my second attempt at writing this blog entry and it’s a long one! I’ve been so busy with kids and my studies that I haven’t had the free time I’ve wanted to write my thoughts out here. I wanted to talk about my trip down to Florida. Shane has already covered the experience [...]
I was reading another few pages from Planting Missional Churches by Ed Stetzer this morning, and in the early going he rides the importance of cultural exegesis hard. I was already familiar with the concept as I just took a course this spring on “Christianity and Culture” from Bruce Guenther over at ACTS (awesome course [...]
I was looking around for church plant blogs from BC and Alberta, to see who’s doing what. I encountered a blogger who also pastors The Open House in East Vanouver. Reading over his and his church’s websites gave me a few clues as to his approach to church planting. I had a few thoughts as [...]
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