God [?] Love

Someone said to me once, “God means love.” At the time, I didn’t think much of it. Yeah, God and love are pretty tight, so a simple statement connecting the two seems to make sense at first glance. But the more I thought about it, the more the...

Let Go

“Let Go” Matthew 14:22-33; Romans 10:5-15 A couple of years ago, Bev and I went to Ottawa. I was still a student in seminary at that time and was scheduled for my annual interview with Ottawa Presbytery. It was just another one of those wonderful hours of terror as I...

The Cry of a People

As I was sitting eating breakfast this morning I was tuned into the news, catching up on the latest happenings. They did a piece on the famine in Somalia and the larger drought affected Horn of Africa. It’s the worst drought in 60 years we’re told. People...

Where’s The Mystery?

I was catching up on some blog reading and was intrigued by a post by Skye Jethani called Worship Through A Child’s Eyes. In short, Skye noticed his daughter was taking notes while visiting other churches. She later shared with him the following observations...

Tiny Treasures

“Tiny Treasures” Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 So here we go again, Jesus talking about more seeds. To be honest, I’m tired of seeds. I’ve been talking about them for two weeks now, and since I’m not a fan of gardening, I can no longer think of any other...