This week at the Wellandport Church in Wainfleet, Ontario, Canada, I’m teaching the adult class in their annual VBS.
I love VBS. The unbridled excitement of the children. Their enthusiastic singing. Their eagerness to learn. And the passion of the teachers as they go the extra mile in their preparations to make VBS a memorable and mission driven experience. Continue reading
Filed under Courage, Discipleship
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it,” once wrote Henry David Thoreau.
In terms of being successful in life, John Maxwell refers to Thoreau’s thought as “the law of trade-offs.” In other words you have to give up to grow up.
This principle rings true in the area of spiritual growth. Continue reading
Filed under Sowing Seeds for Spiritual Growth
Greetings from Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.
Or as locals in the region call it, “The Port.” It’s a neat area with the Welland canal connecting Lake Ontario with Lake Erie. It’s fascinating to watch these huge barges inch their way through the locks as they are lowered and raised. If you ever come to Niagara Falls its worth a trip to see it. While you can watch from The Port or one of the other 8 locks, one of the best places to watch is Lock 7 at Thorold, where there is a watching station. Continue reading
Filed under Weekly Recap
Winston Churchill once quipped, “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
Truth today has fallen into disrepute. People casually speak of “my truth,” or “your truth”, as if absolute truth is non-existent.
My friend and preaching colleague, Perry Hall regularly posts on facebook a column he calls “A Pew Moments with Perry. He recently posted this wonderful piece about truth. Continue reading
Filed under Discipleship
The New York Times recently reported that former NYC Mayor, Bill de Blasio, and his wife Chirlane McCray, are separating after nearly thirty years of marriage. However, they’re not getting a divorce. Or even moving to a separate residence.
Confused? Let me explain the new morality of “consensual non-monogamy.” Continue reading
Norman Vincent Peale once told about finding a big, black cigar when he was a little boy. Quickly he slipped into an alley and lit it up. Peale said it didn’t taste good, but made him feel grown up. Until…. Continue reading
Filed under Discipleship, Passage To Ponder, Psalms
“I Don’t Want My Son to Inherit the Sins of His Mother,” was the title of an article that caught my attention in Christianity Today online.
It was piece on parenting by Anna Taylor discussing the concern we should have for not only the physical health of our children, but more importantly their spiritual well being.
It was one of those articles in which I found myself alternating agreeing with and disagreeing with the author. Continue reading
Filed under Sin, Temptation
Some time ago Forbes Magazine published a piece “Give Up…To Grow.” It was career advice for business and professional people about giving up a position, a job, or some aspect of control in order to be more successful.
The article spoke of getting out of one’s comfort zone, assuming risks, and “taking a leap of faith.” The point of the article was that financial, business and career success comes with a cost. You must be willing to give up something in order to grow. Continue reading
Filed under Sowing Seeds for Spiritual Growth
Greetings from Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
We’ve had a great week here already. Celebrating Canada Day (July 1) and our July 4th Independence Day. Greater, however, is the wonderful association we enjoy with the brethren here in the Niagara Region. In addition to Lord’s Day worship and Wednesday evening Bible study, we’ve enjoyed Sunday dinner, a cookout, Gelato, ice cream , a wonderful Italian dinner, and today a soccer game –all of this with many of our friends and brethren in the area. Continue reading
Filed under Weekly Recap
Tim Tebow and his wife, Demi, have recently been touring Greece and sharing their thoughts and adventures on facebook.
I found this post particularly insightful, practical, and applicable to my life.
“Hey guys, wanted to share another impactful place Demi and I learned about while in Greece. In the background of ancient Corinth is this mountain/hill called Acrocorinth.” Continue reading
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