“God hates visionary dreaming” Dietrich Bonhoeffer This is a stark sentence that stands in stark contrast to many of the ways we are used to talking about vision both inside and outside the church walls. We talk often about the importance of having a compelling and transforming vision for our lives and organizations. Likewise, weContinue reading “A Vision of Life Together”
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ADVENT 1
An Advent Narrative As we prepare again to hear the message of Christmas, perhaps you might appreciate excerpts from Walter Wangerin Jr’s short story, “An Advent Narrative,” which imagines God contemplating how to reach out to his child (humanity) and restore her. I love a child But she is afraid ofContinue reading “ADVENT 1”
Looking to…
“Looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.” -Hebrews 12:2 What we “look to” matters. A lot. If you ask two witnesses to describe an event or two referees to call a game or two travellers to describe what they see, it matters that they are looking at the same thing. It mattersContinue reading “Looking to…”
Cultivating Leadership
Rob Ogilvie became the Executive Minister of CBWC in 2017, and when he first took the position, he encouraged the denomination to pray with him in a structured way in order to establish ministry priorities for the denomination for the next while. People were asked to pray in triads, consistently, and were guided in ScriptureContinue reading “Cultivating Leadership”
The Power of Conscience
Recently Netflix released a documentary titled, “The Great Hack”. It details the rise and fall of Cambridge Analytica, a company at the centre of a debate about how our online personal data can be used for purposes far beyond what we understand. It is a fascinating journey into the digital age, the shadowy world ofContinue reading “The Power of Conscience”
Why So Angry?
Do you know why supermarkets put all the things you usually buy at the back of the store and all the things you rarely buy at the front? What about why some stores don’t put mirrors in change room stalls so you can only see what the clothes look like on you while others areContinue reading “Why So Angry?”
Power, Love, and Self-Discipline
For God has not given us a spirit of fear or timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline. 1 Timothy 1: 7 (NLT) You sit down for a job review. Your supervisor goes over a list of nine things you do well and one thing you need to work on. Which one do you remember?Continue reading “Power, Love, and Self-Discipline”
The Idiot
“He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.” Isaiah 53:2b In his book, The Idiot, Fydor Dostoevsky asks a compelling question, “What would it look like for a truly good person to step into our world today?” Or, to put it more inContinue reading “The Idiot”
At Rest
This past month has been more than a little unusual for me. It is not just the surgery – I have experienced surgery and have felt pain and navigated crutches before. And it is not just the time away – I have had breaks of similar length over the years. Instead, it is the paceContinue reading “At Rest”
Floods and Fires
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” Isaiah 43:2 I’ve been thinking a lot about these words recently. I hadn’tContinue reading “Floods and Fires”
