Make our joy complete
Scripture: 1 John 1:1-2:6 Well, here we are back at Carman for another year! We've had a light summer here in the church, a time of rest. And now that September is upon us, it's the time of year we begin to try and remember what we were saying we should do way back in...
Who’s Reward
Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20 It is good to be back with you this morning. We had a very nice and relaxing family vacation, and the best part was when my phone didn't ring! We didn't do anything particularly special this year, just hung out together and did some little...
Review: God among Sages, Kenneth Samples
God among Sages: Why Jesus Is Not Just Another Religious Leader is an interesting book which introduces people to the variety of major religions of the world from a Christian perspective. Samples compares Jesus with the other major religious leaders/founders who are...
Review: (re)union, Bruxy Cavey
I've been looking forward to this book when I first heard of it. I appreciate Bruxy and his contributions to the church, and was looking forward to what he had to say in this book. The full title of his latest book (released May 2017) is, Reunion: The Good News of...
Finding Purpose
Scripture: Romans 6:12-23 It's kind of remarkable to consider how the landscape of Canada has changed over the last half century. Sears is closing many of it's stores this year. I'm sure many of you remember Sears and it's centrality of your life at some point. Who...
Refreshing!
Scripture: Romans 6:1-11 When I was young and growing up outside of Bridgewater, there was a small lake just down the road from my house. We could bike there in less than 5 minutes. It was our swimming hole and our fishing hole. I caught 5 fish there one evening,...