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What fruit is our church producing in this community?  I think there’s a lot of hidden fruit that we’re not actually aware of!  We may be tempted to think that because our church doesn’t have an official ‘social welfare’ outreach, … Read More

Hello Reader. I want to speak a blessing over you and over the people of this town. We are here to bless and to be a blessing. We love this town. We love the people of this town. We are … Read More

We stand on the shoulder’s of giants. 10 days ago I celebrated my two-year anniversary of being the pastor here. And it really has been a privilege and an honour to serve you. Probably, the biggest event in these two … Read More

This morning I gave the following short talk at the Craft Group, and thought you may appreciate it: A Trappist monk was allowed to say only two words every three years. After the first three years, he said to the … Read More

This chapter was wonderful, but I felt it only focused on one half of the Christian tradition of contemplative practice. Our tradition speaks of both the cataphatic (which is the way of knowing) and the apophatic (which is the way … Read More

In light of (!) the upcoming sermon on 1 John 1:5-2:2 (“God is light”), I keep thinking of this song from my youth, and thought it worth sharing. Enjoy! Every blessing, Pastor Craig.

Hi MRBC Friend, My reflection on chapter 4 of the book, “When The Soul Listens” by Jan Johnson was done in sermon format on 28 February 2021 and can be listened to at this link. I hope you find it … Read More

Hello all you wonderful people of MRBC, I hope you are doing okay today, and that you are finding your joy in King Jesus through God’s indwelling Holy Spirit. As you may already know, we are about to enter into … Read More

Dear MRBC Friends, When I started the Spiritual Formation series (Going Deeper) I said it would be a 4-to-6 week series. I have decided to make it a 4-week series. Therefore, this coming Sunday will be our last one of the series. … Read More

Good morning. So, this week I’ll be sharing the third message in our series titled, “Spiritual Formation through Contemplation.” As you read those words you’re probably still wondering: “What exactly is that?” Well, in a word, it is, “discipleship.” … … Read More