And all through the church, people debated: Harvest Fest or Trick or Treat? Jon Acuff asks us what we think of Hallowe’en, and proposes one of three responses. I have a fourth. Hallowe’en looms like a black stain on the fall for many Christians. It is a dark night, full of the connotations of paganism, [...]
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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After washing his disciples’ feet, Jesus spends the next while comforting his disciples. He talks about how he will always be with them, and how they will be sent the Holy Spirit after he is gone. But then he breaks into a reality check. 18“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated [...]
Ran across this youtube from Medicine Hat’s News. It is about their school system, and how they need more. I present this here because this represents important information for us. A high demand for schools means growth, and young families. We relate, and that is a big segment of the people we are hoping to [...]
It seems like my graduation represented the opening of some kind of floodgate to evangelistic opportunities. Last week, I had two people contact me through Facebook whom I didn’t really know that well, who came to me for advice and I was able to share much of the Gospel with each of them. It was [...]
Matt Sweetman was challenged by Ed Stetzer’s words cautioning about the creation of a new way of doing church rather than actually reaching new people with the Gospel. I’ve wrestled with this from the first, when we came onboard with Community of Hope to help launch this new church plant. How much should we be [...]
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What a whirlwind. Last Saturday we got a call that my grandfather had two strokes in quick succession and was now in intensive care at the University of Alberta Hospital. We quickly made the decision to travel to Edmonton in our minivan, risking wintery conditions in the mountains and spending money we don’t really have [...]
Long post title. Heh. So, a few days ago, you read here that I was convicted about begging God for money all the time. Yesterday on my morning prayer/dog walk I prayed that God would use me that day at work. Lo and behold, a conversation about the Al-Qaeda issuing a statement likening President-elect Obama [...]
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Man, it just seemed like nothing went right yesterday. I thought I was on top of things in the moment I got up. Lots of time. Daylight Savings and all. I head downstairs at about 6:30am, take care of a few things, and “Waaah!” Baby is awake (he usually sleeps in until 8am or so). [...]
Some mornings, events conspire against you to bring you to God. Every morning, at 4:45am I walk my dog. I actually appreciate this time because it gives me a chance to pray and talk with God. Usually it’s a one-way thanks and praise session and I wonder sometimes that I don’t have a chance to [...]
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