Men and the church

by | Sep 21, 2010 | Reflections

Last weekend the Chronicle Herald (Halifax’s daily newspaper) had a brief story on men and the church. It was an interview with David Murrow about his book Why Men Hate Going To Church.  (update: the article is no longer available online) I also believe he has...

I have decided to follow Jesus

by | Aug 30, 2010 | Reflections

Vacation is a dangerous thing. It gives me time to think. Not that I don’t think at other times, but with fewer distractions of the office and other work related activities, I am free to explore deeper into my own mind and present spiritual situation. And the...

The Church of Ninjas

by | Jul 30, 2010 | Reflections

My wife and I have been taking advantage of the summer lull and catching up on some movies we’ve had lying around the house for a while. The other night we finally watched Batman Begins. The movie where we get the theatrical rendition of the start of Bruce...

Growing old ungracefully

by | Jul 20, 2010 | Reflections

Climbing that stairs of life becomes a bit harder every year. I am about 3 months into my 37th trip around the sun. I had some slight hope that I would be able to get back into what I consider to be decent athletic form, maybe even lose a couple of pounds along the...

All of Creation Cries

by | May 25, 2010 | Reflections

For the last few weeks we’ve been tip-toeing around our backyard. We didn’t want to disturb our new neighbours. For the last couple of weeks we’ve been watching loving parents care for their newborn children, and we wanted them to have the space they...

ER Goodness

by | Apr 28, 2010 | Reflections

So, living in a small town means when I’m in the ER which has it’s waiting room just inside the main entrance to the hospital, you get noticed. It’s hard to avoid. Saturday morning I was working in the yard with people from the church cutting down a...