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Listening: Finding Art within the Noise
I’m a great listener! …just make sure no one lets my wife read this! All joking aside, I don’t think I’m alone in my inability to listen at times. Most of us want to share our thoughts and ideas. Why? Because we thought them, and they seem to...
GREAT DEALS 07.17.2017
[callout]The great deals linked on this page are by no means always a reflection of my beliefs. I encourage wide reading and critical thought! The prices are reflective of the current deal at the day of posting. Happy reading![/callout] Pentecostal Perspectives By...
Please Don’t Stop The Reading!
Reading wasn’t always my favourite thing to do. In fact, throughout high-school, I believe I mastered the art of writing a paper without reading the book. I look back, however, and think of how better my papers would have been if I started reading...
Moleskine Versus iPad
I was so excited to get an iPad. "No more pen and paper," I thought. After I got my first touchscreen stylist and a decent note taking app, I was ready to go! In fact, people actually made comments and were generally excited that such technology was...
Simply Living Like a Child
Sharing our faith is easy, right? God has transformed my life and I should want to share that with so many people! So, why is it so difficult? The truth is, we make sharing our faith so overwhelming that we just don’t do it (here are some reasons why). It doesn’t have...
7 Things the Church Pretends are Biblical
I often joke about our traditions by saying they are found in the book of Hezekiah. I'll quote a chapter and verse and tell them to look it up later. By the way, it's difficult to find when there's no book of Hezekiah to begin with. My point — we hold on to many...
How to Pursue Something That’s Outside of Your Natural Strengths
When we find ourselves leading a group of people as the only full-time paid position, you become all things to all people. Don’t get me wrong, delegation is a loyal friend. But there are still many times we find ourselves doing something outside of our natural...
Fathers, Don’t ‘Relax’ on Father’s Day
To all the fathers out there: Father's Day has turned into, yet another, commercialized event on the calendar. If you love your Father, give him a card, gift, and make sure they have a relaxing day. I'll be first to say, ‘I enjoy the attention;’ but maybe we're...
10 Reasons Why I Don’t Insist People Call Me ‘Pastor’
I pastor in a rural context where I’m called ‘Pastor’ more than my actual name. It’s almost like my identity. But I tend not to insist (or expect) everyone to use the title of 'Pastor'. There’s certainly nothing wrong with using the title; and for most, it’s simply a...
