One of the blessings but also challenges of being a pastor is that I get a chance to spend a lot of time reading the Bible. I say blessings of course because as Christians, we believe it is the Word of God, His message to humanity. But I also believe it is challenging to spend…
This beautiful Monday morning has given me a chance to reflect on this past weekend. Easter is a time of remembrance and celebration. It is a time we set aside to remember what Jesus Christ did on the cross 2000 years ago and to celebrate how His actions have given us forgiveness and hope. When…
With the approach of Good Friday and Easter this weekend, I spent some time thinking about the sacrifice of Jesus. I have been preaching in our church out of the Book of Philippians over the last number of weeks and I was struck by a passage in chapter 2, verses 9-11, “Therefore God exalted him…
In our Sunday School class yesterday, we had a good discussion on James 5:1-6. If you don’t know the passage, it is about a warning to those who are rich. For many of us in Canada, we don’t realize how well off we are. Yet, in spite of our affluence, we complain more about what…
When I went back to school to Briercrest College and Seminary, I had to take an English course. I had been out of school for a decade and I needed to “brush up” on my writing skills. In this class, we had to read a series of short stories. Each of these stories were filled…