I have a lovely neighbor who likes to believe that those beer cans by the roadside blew out of the back of someone’s truck on the way to recycling. I’m not so forgiving. I hate that mess in the ditch with a passion, and resent the perpetrators with a purple passion. I feel personally disrespected … Read more
If you’re a hockey fan, you’ll know the famous Sidney Crosby—one of the greatest players ever. And if you are a hockey player looking to improve your game, you can watch Sidney demonstrate skating drills using the outside edges of his skates on YouTube. In hockey skates, a small, hollow trough runs the length of … Read more
If we are part of a shrinking church membership, at some point we will get booted out into the world. So, from one point of view, why wait for the doors to hit you on the way out? Why not reinvent the church in the very centres of our communities? At least we will get … Read more
When I began full time ministry in 1992, my call was to help churches facing difficulty to become again a vital and transforming presence in people’s lives. My frame of reference was the church as the indispensable container for experiencing, nurturing and sharing God’s love. We just needed healthy churches and everything would be fine. … Read more