by revnick | Feb 22, 2015 | Sermons
Here we are, our first Sunday of Lent. A time of reflection, preparation, a time of walking with Jesus Christ to the cross. It’s also a time for turning from the sin in our lives and seeking forgiveness. So to read from Matthew 18:15-35 is a good place to start....
by revnick | Feb 20, 2015 | Uncategorized, Words to the Church
The following arrived in my inbox earlier this week. Nick, I read your blog articles with faithfulness, almost every one of them. I feel more of a “friend” with you through your writings more than in any other way. I feel so bad for you as a Minister in...
by revnick | 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...
by revnick | 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...
by revnick | 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...