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A few days back I heard a CBC announcer speaking about the Terry Fox run happening this weekend. He reminded us to ponder as we run, “As you run, think of what he accomplished in his altogether short life.” September 15, 2019 marks a fortieth Terry Fox run including the first run Terry Fox initiated … More As You Run… Know You Have Hope
Marriage life can be busy. And in no time at all we can become so wrapped up in our own things we lose sight of the togetherness aspect of it and drift far from the person who was supposed to be our best friend. What if we regularly invested in island retreats…islands of clarity? Belize … More Islands of Clarity
On our wedding day our vows seem so easy to say. We’re so in love. Everyone else’s marriage had trouble, but somehow our marriage is going to be different. It’s almost like we’ll live happily ever after. And then situations in life occur that were supposed to only happen to other people. Trials. Of many … More Together… till death do us part.
We are such creatures of habit. We often do things the same way. We get up the same way, we go through the same morning routines, drive the same route, stop at the same coffee shop, park in the same spot, sit in the same chair at meetings. We might even have the same work … More Do One Thing Different Everyday
Fishing is not my thing. The last time I went was over 10 years ago. And in ten or more years, one’s perspective can grow and change much. When my brother texted me to join him yesterday, I was delighted. He made me feel important to join him. In reflecting on the fishing excursion, here … More 21 Things I Observed Fishing with my Brother
In the craftsman’s shop you’ll find a can or bottle of “wood glue” on the shelf. He carefully uses it to bond specific pieces of wood together. This enduring bond allows for these two glued pieces of wood to become one. “Togetherness” is like a glue that bonds a couple through the thick and thin … More Crafting a Stronger Marriage: “Togetherness”
Maybe you’ve seen the sign. ‘Share the Road’. Think eternal. Share the narrow road that leads to eternal life. Every life counts. Make room for someone to join you. “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small … More Share the Road
Often with church we think about seating capacity. We build, gather, and grow (mostly internally) retaining our people and then dividing. Not a bad thing… but what if we thought bigger. Not bigger buildings, but bigger impact. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending … More Seating or Sending Capacity?
Not everyone who meets Jesus is commanded to follow Him in the same manner. Take two instances that are shared with us in the Gospel of Mark. In Mark chapter 5, ‘a man with an evil spirit’ meets Jesus. This man lived naked in tombs, and couldn’t be bound, though people tried – even with … More Go Tell… or Go Sell
Grace is shockingly personal. Paraphrasing Henri Nouwen, imagine this…that God rejoices not because the problems of the world have been solved nor because all human pain and suffering have come to an end nor because thousands of people have been converted and are praising him… no, God rejoices because ONE sinner who was lost has … More Grace
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