For those of you who may have missed it, I recently had an article go up on the Gospel Coalition Canada site. This one is about some of the unexpected pressures that stepfamilies face and what the church can do to serve these families. Here is an excerpt: "The church would do well to take …
Author: Tyler Horton
Mother’s Day is Complicated
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels Mother’s Day is no longer as simple as it was. When I was young it was nothing more than giving a card to the one woman I knew called mom but much has changed since then. A Complicated Cluster I gained a step-mom in my mid-teens and a mother-in-law in my early twenties. …
The Persistent Glory of God
The anniversary of my first wife's death and my marriage to my second wife fall within a week of each other in June. By no means does my life look like I thought it would. So many things that I assumed and leaned upon have fallen away, but the glory of God has been an …
Read the Bible to Hear God’s Voice
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 …
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 …
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 …
Too Small A Thing 