I remember a while back going to the bank during the winter to make a withdrawal from the machine. As I entered the enclosed area where the machine was, I was taken aback by one of our local street people standing there trying to keeping warm. As people came in, he would mumble that he…
Many years ago, I was a part of a church that was growing. An additional service was added to deal with higher attendance. To manage the anticipated rise in attendance, they began a building project. Thousands of dollars were raised and the land was purchased. Shortly thereafter, the senior pastor became ill and momentum was…
In the Old Testament, people had to bring sacrifices and offerings to the Temple as part of their worship of God. For many, their faith was about being obedient to the Law and commands of God so that they would not face His judgement and wrath. Many Christians still live their faith out in the…
In my recent trip to the Northwest Territories, I experienced what it means to be a blessing. We went there with an idea of what would happen, but like many ministry endeavors, things changed. Our time there was filled with serving through our skills and efforts as well as connecting through relationships. It was challenging…
Whenever I go grocery shopping, inevitably I end up in the “slow” line. Sometimes it is a new cashier in training and other times it is a price check. But there have been the odd times where the person paying for their groceries did not have enough money or their card didn’t work. I think…