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Reflection (Page 3)

From Knowing to Doing

There was a truck driver who attended the first church I pastored. He came across as a pretty simple guy. He was a contractor whose job it was to haul everything from gravel for building roads to oil rigs and to remove logs from the construction of said roads. This man was no “theologian,” but…

Creating a Culture of Honour

As Canadians, we often mock our neighbours to the South for how partisan and polarized their politics are when in reality our own nation is often divided by the same sentiments and practices. The rhetoric between the “right” and the “left”, the governing party and the opposition, are the same regardless of which nation you…

A Close Encounter of the Wrong Kind

One of the top movies of the 1970s was Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The story was about humanity’s encounter with an alien ship and in the end, a human being, named Roy, joins them in their exploration of the universe. In Genesis 3 we are confronted with a “close encounter of the third…

God Builds the Family

This past weekend, we celebrated Thanksgiving here in Canada. It is a time set aside to give thanks to God for His numerous blessings. As part of the celebration, we usually gather with family and friends over food and drink. Homes are a place of joyous celebration as people gather together. Psalm 127 is a…

Make Me a Believer

As we go through life, every now and then we have those defining, life-altering moments. Something out of the ordinary happens to us and changes the course of our lives. We see the world in a brand new way. Everything is different. Think about the pandemic we are experiencing right now. How we live and…