Culture
The advantage of disadvantage
Yesterday I was sitting sprawled out under a tree, watching my youngest daughter run around playing at the park. I was reading a biography on the great 18th Century evangelist George Whitefield. He was 21 years old when he started preaching to an England so messed up that in many ways it makes the western…
Read MoreWhy risk is right
In his book Don’t Waste Your Life John Piper has a chapter called “Risk is Right”. He explains that over and over again in the Bible it’s the men and women willing to take risks that God uses for amazing things (Daniel, Abraham, Esther, Paul). Why? I don’t know. Maybe it’s because these are the…
Read MoreHow often should you be having sex?
At the risk of stepping into a minefield… one of the most frequent questions couples ask me in marriage counseling is, ‘How often should we be having sex? What is a healthy sex life?’ Statistics show the present realities as follows: Couples under the age of 24 have sex an average of 132 times per…
Read MoreOn Fairy Stories: Cinderella & us
The old stories and myths, are at times misguided, but nevertheless they steer us toward the true harbor. They are echoes; anticipations of the full truth. ~J.R.R Tolkien, “On Fairy Stories” We went and saw Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella the other day. I admit I cried a few times. Not just because of the story though, but…
Read MoreViolence & Carrying on
This week I met with Ed Wilson – the Executive Director of International Justice Mission, Canada. The mission of IJM is to rescue victims of violence and protect the poor by strengthening their justice systems. They do this in 18 countries around the world. Ed was in town because the founder of IJM, Gary A.…
Read More“Death”: the story of Shiloh Johnston
A few weeks ago I learned of a tragedy that happened to a young college girl who attended Village Church, and her sister, that I could barely believe. Shiloh Johnston started coming to Village last year (2014) and soon after joined a Community Group. She loved Jesus and others with a deep passion. On February…
Read Moreblogging & encouragement
We’ve entered a great season as a church. The staff are amazing and the church is leading and serving more than ever, all of which gives me a chance to do my role better (teaching and preaching, vision, developing leaders and staff, etc.,) part of which is getting to study and write more. This will…
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