Newborn Calves and the Heart of Leviticus
Heifer International is an organization started in 1942 by a man named Dan West who was struck by the meagreness of a glass of milk. While providing relief on the frontlines of the Spanish Civil War he...
View ArticleThe Consolation of Theology
It seems all my colleagues are heading to Asia within the next six months. Their itineraries include huge cities, rural villages and a host of cultural stuff not found in small Albertan towns. None are...
View ArticleThoughts on a Coaching
Earlier this week, I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Winnipeg. The purpose of my journey was to join forty leaders from across Canada, to be equipped using Dr. Keith Webb’s “The Coach...
View ArticleA New Edge on the Lord’s Prayer
A new edge on the Lord’s Prayer is not about a new spin or a new revelation, rather a look at the sides of the Lord’s Prayer as 3DM’s Mike Breen calls “The Hexagon.” “3DM trains churches and Christian...
View ArticleRural Church Pastor’s Network
A new swell is moving across the Prairie landscape- a tsunami of pastors not content to do ministry alone. There are no lone rangers here – folks. Rural ministry is gaining new popularity, as networks...
View ArticleThree Great Little Resources for Pastoral Students
Earlier this week, I received three small books, all in pastel colors from Zondervan Publishers. The three books, written mostly by Brian Croft, with forwards from a variety of people had all been...
View ArticlePreaching Helps: Church History Tool
Good preaching aims at helping people live gospel lives. A key part of that is opening people’s awareness of the wider community of faith. As Paul put it, that we might comprehend with all the saints...
View ArticleREADING SCRIPTURE: A REVIEW OF “OUT OF CONTEXT”
Out of Context by Richard L. Schultz (Wheaton College) is a sorely needed corrective to the widespread misuse of the Bible by teachers and speakers, both well-known and not-so-well-known. The...
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