To read the Bible better, we need to look at more than what we do when we open the book. We want to gather tips and improve techniques but these things on their own are not enough. It is important that we also take time to address the foundations. What should happen when we read …
Month: April 2019
How 9 Years in South Sudan Prepared Me for Step-Motherhood: Part 2
Hard and Unexpected I thought my mom was going to kill me. I was sitting there in a meeting with the head of the health project and the clinic manager and I could hardly believe my ears. I knew that I would do language learning when I got to Doro but I had not expected …
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Triumphing Over Them
There were obvious signs as Jesus died that his death was an event of massive proportion. Darkness fell like a curtain over the land. The curtain of the temple split from top to bottom, and the earth began to shake itself apart. These signs make it easier for us to see that the events of …
Christus Cadaver
As part of the Apostle’s Creed, we confess that we believe in Jesus Christ who was “crucified, dead and buried” but very rarely do we simply say: Jesus died. There is almost always a qualifying statement immediately attached. Jesus died for our sins. Jesus died and rose again. Jesus died to set His people free. Jesus died, …
Better, Not Just More
Just as we will not have tulips in the Spring without planting bulbs in the Fall, we will not be “like a tree planted by streams of water” without delighting in the law of the Lord and meditating on it day and night (Psalm 1:1-3, ESV). We do well to read the Bible, memorize the …
How 9 Years in South Sudan Prepared Me for Step-Motherhood… an Introduction
I remember that time like it was yesterday. Those days before I left for South Sudan back in 2008. All the details and plans had been worked out: flights, accommodations, job descriptions, and packing lists. I was full of anticipation for the adventure I was about to embark on and was already starting to fall …
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It Is Too Small A Thing…
Most Canadians know about fresh-air-in-the-car day. It is that glorious day in the Spring when you can drive with the car windows open again. It is a relief from months where all the breathable oxygen comes through stale heat vents and your own foggy breath frosts up the windshield. Our vehicle has a sun roof. So …
Standing on a Globe and Counting to Six
A big part of my switch from pastoral ministry into joining SIM came from learning to count while standing on a globe. After finishing Bible School in 2003, I moved directly to Burtts Corner. I began as the Assistant Pastor of Cornerstone Bible Church in the fall. Cornerstone is a wonderful church and it is …
“Home” is About People
I think I had only been to London, Ontario once before in my life. I was only a child at the time and we were visiting my great aunt and uncle in the nursing home where they lived. While I remember that visit, I remember nothing of the area itself. In the fall (2018) I …
Too Small A Thing 