What do you think of when you hear the word conflict? I would imagine most people get an uneasy feeling. They likely recall broken relationships and words they wish had not been said. Because conflict can mean different things to different people, I would like to define it for us. Conflict is “a state of disagreement or disharmony between persons or ideas; a clash." The truth is that we all experi...  Read More

Ever feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders? Like you are struggling just to tread water? Like despite all your greatest planning and efforts, you just can’t get ahead?I’ve been feeling this way lately as we are planning to hopefully launch a new work of the Gospel in a new city, and reading Ecclesiastes has been a big help. In the first three chapters, Solomon claims that all of o...  Read More

Trust is the foundation for almost everything we do! We trust that our automobiles will start in the morning, that the roads will be open in order to get to work, and that our employers will pay us on the appropriate day.  Trust is also the basis upon which relationships are built, especially with those individuals close to us, as well as, the various institutions we regularly interact with and de...  Read More

What comes to mind when you hear the word hospitality? I think most people envision extending an invitation to people, an immaculately clean house, fancy table settings, an elaborate menu, entertaining guests, and then sending them off on their way home. But what if we treated hospitality as deeper and more relational than that? What if there was a constant open invitation into our homes and the m...  Read More

What a testament the death and resurrection of Christ are to the intentional love He has for those whom He has called. As we move forward from Easter and the celebration of Christ’s resurrection I cannot help but reflect upon all that led up to this moment. Furthermore, my mind is shattered to think of all the emotions that our Saviour, who is fully human, was experiencing fulfilling His calling, ...  Read More

Ps 130:3-4 1 cor 4If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,    O Lord, who could stand?But with you there is forgiveness,    that you may be feared.The last word of this passage has been giving me pause. Is that the right verb? Our gut level intuitions would think that our response to God’s forgiveness would be something else. “With you there is forgiveness that you may be…honored; loved; thanked; p...  Read More