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“What is Prayer?” I wonder how you would answer that question? I’ve always answered it like this: “just talking to God.” While I think that is 100% true, I don’t think that it’s the whole truth. I think that there … Read More

All my life I’ve had to deal with what I’d personally call, “tribal angst.” That is, I’ve always had an anxious desire to figure out which Christian “tribe” is “right.” And, quite frankly, after three (or so) decades of battling … Read More

This past week I have been thinking a lot about the word, “Maranatha.“ It is an Aramaic word that is used twice in the New Testament – in 1 Corinthians 16:22 and Revelation 22:20. Depending on how it is written … Read More

A while ago I read in a book (or heard in a podcast) that a well known spiritual leader who had gone to meet with another well known spiritual leader was asked straight off the bat: “What is your spiritual … Read More

Hello. This is your weekly pastoral blog post! I’ve had a pretty good week (after 2 pretty hard weeks) so I am feeling fairly “light-hearted” today, which is nice. Perhaps you are too? Or perhaps you’re having a rotten week? … Read More

Hey folks, Sunday’s sermon didn’t get recorded! So, here’s a short summary. Series: “Rebuilding After Covid Exile – Gleanings from Nehemiah” Title: Spiritual Warfare Readings: Ephesians 6 and Nehemiah 6 Introduction As Nehemiah undertook the work that God had given … Read More

This week I’m thinking about my own need to be more outspoken about what I am thinking and feeling.  More often than not in a bid to be “nice”, and with a deep desire “not to offend anyone”, and with an deep aversion for, “conflict” I … Read More

M Scot Peck starts his classic book, “The Road Less Travelled” with the words, “Life is difficult.” He then goes on to say that once we accept this truth, life then becomes less difficult. I reckon he’s right. At least … Read More

Sometimes we experience two or more opposing realities that we can’t resolve, and as a result, we need to hold the tension in-between those realities. I think most of us know this intuitively, and as Christians, it’s very much a part of our faith … Read More