hope

Hope is a funny thing. We hope for lots of things. We hope for good weather on the weekend. We hope for that new job. We hope someday we’ll cure the world’s horrible diseases. We hope our friends will be healed. But there’s so much more hope that can...

Milestones

I worked in Ottawa for Nortel from September 1998 to April 2003. 4 years and 8 months. (Not including an internship at the company in 1997). I’ve been in ministry since July 2009 to present (written March 2014). 4 years and 9 months. It makes me think. It makes...

“For God So Loved…”

Did you just complete the sentence? If you grew up in the church, you probably did. You probably had to memorize, or have at least heard it often enough to remember most of it. For those who didn’t, this is the start of the famous verse on those signs you see at...

Leadership

I’ve been thinking lately about leadership. In part because of discussions I’ve been involved in. In part because of what I observe in the church as I engage in ecumenical and denominational conversations. In part because of what we see being done by our...

reflecting on “soul camp”

Last week I went to Moncton for a regional gathering for Cruxfusion we dubbed “Crux East” There were about 20 of us in attendance, not a big crowd, but enough for fellowship and to make new friends. This, after all, is just our first regional gathering, so...