(photo originally uploaded to Flickr by Knight Photo) In high school and university, I swam competitively. I wish I could say that I was Olympic caliber, but I was far from it! I was OK for competitive swimming. The most nerve-wracking part of swim team was tryouts. Because I wasn’t at the top of the … Continue reading
June 27, 2010 – Sunday This is the first Sunday in 10 years where I don’t have to worry about what’s going on at church. It’s not that I didn’t like being on a church staff as a children’s pastor. I loved it. In the past couple of years, though, I’ve felt a greater passion … Continue reading
(picture originally uploaded to Flickr by Dystopos) June 26, 2010 – Saturday Today was our LONG day… 10 hour drive! We survived, though. Our children are awesome… and so is our dog. My arms did go numb, though, from driving the moving truck for that long. Day 2 was the day for tears from both … Continue reading
(photo originally uploaded to Flickr by _Nathan_W_) I’ve been blown away by how many people I do not know personally who are praying for us and working their connections to help us on this next chapter of our lives. Thanks to all of you in the Elemental CM community. You are a blessing and encouragement … Continue reading
(photo uploaded to Flickr by gerlos) For those of you who might not already know, my family is taking a huge step of faith and leaving Thunder Bay, ON for California. You can read more about that move here. We are leaving Canada this Friday, June 25 and planning on arriving in California on June … Continue reading
(picture originally uploaded to Flickr by IndiepoprockJesse) I am in the midst of completing my hours to become a certified coach through Church Planting Canada. As part of my practicum, I am offering 5 free coaching sessions to three people (a $300 value). Coaching is not the same as consulting, mentoring or counselling. Here’s quote … Continue reading
(picture taken from NakedPastor.com) I don’t know about you, but I’m really not into Hamburger Helper. It’s just plain nasty! I’m sure there are many out there who can’t think of anything better then digging into all that prepackaged goodness… more power to ya! (and a good cardiologist) Anyway, I came across this cartoon and … Continue reading
(Image taken from Indexed) I’ve started reading N.T. Wright’s most recent book, After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters. In it, one of the things Wright challenges is the view that morality and character are mere rules that we follow out of guilt or a sense of obligation until we reach the “real” prize of … Continue reading
