State Your Position

State Your Position

In our Microwave-Ready Instant-Information society, it seems common for ministries to put up a Core Beliefs Statement. While it might be titled differently, this is essentially a list of beliefs and ideas that the ministry or group in question believes and/or attempts...
Embrace The Blessing

Embrace The Blessing

A decade ago I lived in Pennsylvania and attended a conference in Harrisburg, PA where John and Carol Arnott were speaking. John shared about a horse they were given as a gift. The horse was somewhere in the USA and they lived in Toronto Canada–a great distance...
The Problem With The Shack

The Problem With The Shack

In recent days, and I expect there will be more to come, social media has begun to blow up with commentary about the new film The Shack.  Based on Paul Young’s (in collaboration with Wayne Jacobsen and Brad Cummings} book of the same name, published in 2007.  For...
Re-Engaging The Beloved

Re-Engaging The Beloved

Yesterday was Valentines Day–and on that day I spoke with a friend about a number of things, but one of them was about how it is hard to be single on this day.  While I have been married for ten years, I am not a stranger to this struggle.  Thirteen years ago I...