Category: general discussions

This coming Sunday at Crossroads (July 18) Pastor Lisa Vanderleek will share a message from Luke 4:3-37. The message is entitled “The Onion Sermon”. As Jesus began his ministry, different people had different reactions to his message. Some rejected him right away. Others were amazed by his teaching, and still others recognized him as the Son of…

This coming Saturday 10 youth and 3 adult leaders will be going to St. Catharines (otherwise known as Niagara Serve) for a weeklong youth service event. I am excited, and thankful to be a part of this team. This is my 15th SERVE experience, and I have seen God work in amazing ways in all…

“Some people think that a spiritual quest of any kind is a colossal waste of time. For them, the only things that are real are those that can be proven or measured. They might think, Life boils down to earning and buying and selling… eating and drinking and having fun… respiration, digestion, elimination, ovulation, ejaculation,…

Yesterday I wrote about being a practical atheist, and then discovered there is a whole book about the subject – The Christian Atheist by Craig Groeschel. A look at the index shows what this involves: When You Believe in God but Don’t Really Know Him When You Believe in God but Are Ashamed of Your…

It is not what we say, but what we do, that reveals what we really believe! I say that I love Jesus, but do my actions bear that out? I say that I follow Jesus, but do my actions reveal this? I say that Jesus is my Lord, but do I strive to do what…

After posting “The Dad Life”, thought I would post this video, in Mom’s honour! The Mommy Rhapsody!

In honour of Canada Day, I want to offer you the opportunity to watch this classic from the National Film Board of Canada, made in 1966 by Bill Mason. I remember loving this movie as we watched it in grade school several times – not on dvd or vhs but on the big metal reels,…

C’mon, we know you want to be Canadian… eh?

The first guy especially… that’s me! The Dad Life!

I found these stones piled up along the shore of Victoria Park, PEI. Did this happen naturally, or is there some intelligent designer behind it? To me, these stones testify – or point to – the hand that shaped and positioned them. They are a silent message, reminding me that they did not just ‘happen’,…