Prayer Calendar: To Err is Human
Temptation! Have you ever faced it? Of course! Temptation is a universal human experience. It is almost as human as breathing or eating. We have all faced it. We have […]
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Forming Forgiving Conversations
True conversation is a give and take. It is an act of hospitality. We suspend our own agenda and invite someone else’s in. Conversation also changes us. It re-forms us […]
Prayer Calendar: Warrior Kings Need Humble Bread
Warrior Kings Need Humble Bread As we continue our journey through the “Lord’s Prayer,” we get to the phrase, “give us this day our daily bread.” It’s a simple […]
Prayer Calendar: Bombs Away
As I write this, a street in my neighbourhood is closed. The bomb squad is investigating. A university in the area also has all five campuses shut because of a […]
Prayer Calendar: Long Live the King
Scar menacingly growls out “Long Live the King!” as he hurls Mufasa to his death. This scene from the old movie, Lion King, uses half of a historic phrase. The […]
Prayer Calendar: The Name Game
Recently in Alabama, President Trump scrawled giant autographs across the covers of Bibles. Shocking? Hardly! Sad? Yes! However, whatever sadness I feel does not come from the actions of the […]
Prayer Calendar: Tower Tipping
As I write this, I’m looking down on fluffy white clouds from an airplane window. On occasional flights, the landscape is visible and breathtaking. I especially like seeing the way […]
Prayer Calendar: Our Father
Jesus gave his disciples a prayer. We call it “the Lord’s Prayer”. Since Jesus said, “pray like this…”, I suspect it is actually a model for us. Over the next […]
Pulse Podcast 022: Priesthood of All Believers
Welcome to episode 22. We have been talking around these kinds of ideas for a while, the concept of congregationalism, of listening more carefully to each other and outsiders. But […]
Prayer Calendar: When the Formula Doesn’t Add Up
We like formulas. They make life understandable. “A + B + C = D” helps simplify our world. It is orderly and predictable. It is sad however, when we turn […]
Pulse Podcast 021: Priesthood of all Believers
We’ve often heard, and often said the term “priesthood of all believers,” but have we stopped to contemplate what it means? What kind of an audit could we give ourselves […]
The Pulse: Reaching Beyond our Borders
As a young college student, with a heart to share the Gospel and make a difference in the world, I believed I was “called” to serve the Lord as a […]
