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Posted on February 2, 2012, 10:25 am | 2 comments
YALT, the Young Adult Leadership Taskforce, takes a look at some of the trends that have contributed to the problem of young adults leaving the CRC and sheds some light on how we might move forward into the future. Read more »
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Posted on January 26, 2012, 12:04 pm | 4 comments
What if the Christian Reformed Church is meant to be a church that connects the Jesus of the bible to the resurrected Jesus today? What if our calling is to tie what he said then to what he’s saying now?
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Posted on January 19, 2012, 10:16 am
Scripture’s authority is not like a rule book or an instruction manual that locks us in and orders us around. Its authority is akin to God’s authority – to liberate us and the world from the evils of our own doing and, in the process, to make us more fully human.
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Posted on January 12, 2012, 9:41 am
For the first time in living memory, and recent history, the church in Egypt seems to be waking with a renewed vision, with hunger for prayer, thirst for justice, seeking to be salt and light, to intercede for neighbors, and to stand up for their faith, with confidence, even in the face of threats and violence. And what is blossoming from this development is amazing.
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Posted on January 5, 2012, 12:20 pm | 4 comments
Van Gogh once wrote, “I prefer painting people’s eyes to cathedrals, for there is something in the eyes that is not in the cathedral, however solemn and imposing the latter may be – a human soul, be it that of a poor beggar or of a street walker, is more interesting to me.” I will never forget the day I experienced Van Gogh’s truth for myself.
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Posted on December 28, 2011, 4:18 pm | 3 comments
I’m curious how widespread Facebook’s influence is in redefining friendship. Several years ago, we would not necessarily have thought of everyone in our online friends list as friends. That doesn’t mean we don’t like them; it’s just that these people are now lumped into a single category
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Posted on December 22, 2011, 7:27 am
It is almost here. And it would not be hard to miss it. Really! It is such a hectic time of year. Calendars are so cluttered with activity. The worship schedule is heavier than usual, and it was already heavy. The only relief this year is that the holidays fall on Sundays.
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Posted on December 15, 2011, 11:19 am | 4 comments
It’s a few months since our emotionally-charged time of saying farewell to a congregation. We took what clothing we’d need, put our house in order, and headed for east. Being in a place of multiple churches, we’ve worshiped with members who support ministry shares, while expressing their worship quite differently. Meeting them means recognition sometimes and, “Oh, aren’t you a pastor?” I’m not sure how to answer that any more...
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Posted on December 6, 2011, 8:20 am
The troops are coming home. What does this mean for the churches and our worship during this holiday season? What kind of person is coming back from these wars? Is there a calling to the church from our Lord at this time to make our worship and ministry meaningful for these warriors coming home for Christmas?
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Posted on December 1, 2011, 11:07 am | 5 comments
Dear lady at Starbucks, I just wanted to let you know that you won't be getting the job. I overheard parts of your interview and you did well. The interviewer asked good questions and you gave good answers. But you won't be getting the job.
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Posted on November 24, 2011, 8:00 am | 21 comments
Tomorrow is Black Friday south of the 49th, the biggest consumer bender known to humanity. Called black because merchants’ books finally crossover from the red into the black. And it would be so easy to watch the spree and smugly gloat, believing I’m free from that, above it all. Truth is,
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Posted on November 22, 2011, 11:27 am
The Canadian Ministries office of the CRC (meaning: me and some of my colleagues and friends) has pulled together a group that is working on a cross-Canada motorcycle ride in celebration of the great work the CRC does in Aboriginal ministry and
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Posted on November 17, 2011, 10:15 am | 1 comment
How about asking a second question, just as real and powerful as how to get rid of a pastor: “Are there ways we could help our pastors grow and flourish in their places of ministry?”
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Posted on November 10, 2011, 11:09 am | 2 comments
Young Steve Jobs was sharp enough to see the incongruities between the world in Palo Alto, CA in the 50s and 60s, the presentation of God at his Lutheran church, and the image he saw on the magazine cover of starving children in Africa. The dissonance he felt brought him to a crisis
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Posted on November 3, 2011, 10:16 am
This past summer vacation, we visited the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia. On the second floor of the museum is the Fishermen’s Memorial Room. A whole wall in that room is dedicated to remembering the names of men and vessels lost to the sea. On another wall is a mural painted by Joseph Purcell (seen here) of Jesus calming the storm.
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Posted on October 27, 2011, 9:55 am | 1 comment
On August 21, 2011 at roughly 4pm an F3 tornado struck the town of Goderich. Within a matter of 15 seconds the beautiful town was transformed. Many people I know lost their homes, businesses, and employment. The streets that had been lined with large, mature trees were empty and bare. Worst of all was the toll ...
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