a need for prayer

by | Mar 12, 2015 | Reflections

Yesterday I shared the following on Facebook (inspired by my friend Richard Bott): Hello, FB friends. Many of you know that I’m a minister in The United Church of Canada. Some of you may know that The United Church of Canada is going through a massive...

yes, it is more than numbers

by | Feb 18, 2015 | Reflections, Words to the Church

A couple of days ago the moderator of the United Church of Canada posted about the nearly demoralizing statistics of our denomination, and in Christianity in general, in a post entitled, “More than Numbers” In the post he highlighted the work of David...

I saw the Simpsons in person

by | Feb 17, 2015 | Reflections

No not those Simpsons. I was at the Acadia Divinity College Simpson Lectures. This year’s topic was “Church Renewal”, one I have been very much looking forward to. I’ve been attending this annual Baptist conference for a 5 years now. Some years...

Lost Generations and Questions

by | Jan 27, 2015 | Ramblings, Reflections

I had my car at the garage last week. The owner knows who I am and what I do as he’s been my mechanic for the five years since we’ve moved here. There was a woman, a few years younger than I am who works for one of his suppliers, in the shop coordinating...

Remembering Gramps

by | Oct 30, 2014 | Family, Reflections

On Friday, October 24th, my grandfather passed away. Today I had the honour of presiding at his funeral with the help of a friend. Here are the words I shared. A couple days ago I asked on Facebook if anyone had any stories to send me to share about Gramps. I’d...