Faith, Truth and Charity
Just imagine how different the world would be if you could never send a letter or write a note or email someone. Reading is a gift that most of us don’t appreciate. Most people aren’t even aware of how much they read on a daily basis. We read and write…
I recently came across a very interesting short video from the folks at 3dm. It profiles some of the issues that have bothered me about theological education. While their solution isn’t being talked about much here, do you think they have the right diagnosis? It seems like this video shares…
Like many cities in Canada, our city has a thriving farmers’ market. In fact, we have more than one. For many years, I was a vendor at our Saturday morning market. I got up early and set up my booth. I enjoyed the early morning camaraderie that exists between vendors…
Ever since seminary I’ve heard whispers and murmurs on one topic, but never open discussion. On most theological subjects in the Reformed Community there is plainly agreement or disagreement, yet when it comes to the Lord’s Supper this doesn’t seem to be true. Sure we learned about the three views…
Ansgar was a ninth century missionary to the Scandanavian area. We know about him from statues, a biography and other sources. He was the first to establish Christian churches in Denmark. Yet, after his death in 865, those churches disappeared. While Ansgar has his own Wikipedia article and is known…
I’m not the oldest kid on the block but I’m sadly realizing I’m not the youngest either at age 48. My ministry experience to date has been somewhat varied. Prior to seminary I was a campus intern with RUF followed by eight years as a campus minister once my M.Div…
bogeyman (ˈbəʊɡɪˌmæn) — n , pl -men (also spelled “boogeyman”) an imaginary evil character of supernatural powers, especially a mythical hobgoblin supposed to carry off naughty children. Of the talk of suspicion and eyebrow-raising between Christians, there will likely be no end… but here’s an attempt to advance the conversation….
Isolation is the pastor’s enemy. And it’s the enemy to the pastor’s family. Dark times, sometimes long and painful, are as regular to guy in the pew as they are to the guy in pulpit. The big difference is that the guy in the pew has real friends. The pastor…
Recently, I’ve been realizing that planting a church has been causing me to have some serious struggles with my faith in God. Planting a church pushes you into a situation of total dependence on God. For many pastors there is a struggle against always seeking to control and stabilize their…
I was pleased to see our own prodigious church planter Sam Desocio write a little something about being ecumenical over at his blog. He summarizes the problem, Add to this the postmodern view of personal truth and we seem to have come upon quite a challenge for the people of…
Recently The Gospel Coalition ran an article by Randy Newman, expressing concern over the use of the term “brokenness.” While I agreed in part with Mr. Newman, he presented too broad a condemnation of the idea. I would argue that the language of brokenness is an important part of our…
The following is an overture from Vintage73.com to the 39th General Assembly*: OVERTURE V73-2 from Vintage73.com “Regarding Fellowship Among Elders” Whereas, we have not seen many of our favorite pastor friends in a very long time. Whereas, Jesus encourages us in John 13:34-35 that the world will know we are…
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