Category: Spirituality

Drive-thru Generosity

mark | November 1, 2016

Have you ever gone through a drive-thru and arrived at the window to pay for your order, only to find out that the person in front of you

Spirituality

A journey of reluctant acceptance

mark | June 24, 2016

Three weeks of forced downtime can cause a person to think. “Why now?” – Seriously, why now? Of all the times to have a head injury, why does

Church Life

A New Path?

mark | May 15, 2016

Earlier today, if you were at Westwood Church, you would have heard me talk about a leadership transition and move that may be happening in my life. It

Spirituality

Searching for (and finding) your Purpose

mark | March 21, 2016

On a Sunday morning last May (Critical Questions: Are you for us or for our enemies?), one of the three main points that I talked about was the

Book Review

If you have left the church …

mark | March 1, 2016

If you have ever left the church, whether 30 years ago or 3 weeks ago, Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith may resonate deeply with

Biblical Studies

Why (and how) I read the Bible

mark | February 3, 2016

I spend a fair amount of time reading and exploring the Bible, and as you might imagine, I am sometimes asked both why I read it and how

Biblical Studies

What is Socially Responsible Education?

mark | November 11, 2015

I remember when the direction and purpose of my life changed forever. Like many high school students, I did not have a clear picture of what I wanted

#CPGLeadership

Cariboo – Prince George Leadership Q&A #2 – Natural Resources and Religious Freedom

mark | September 7, 2015

Round #2 of the 2015 Cariboo – Prince George discussion with our local candidates! Replies are presented in the order in which they were received. Question 1

#DailyNumbers

Numbers 10 – Share the Wealth

mark | August 12, 2015

Okay, it seems that #DailyNumbers isn’t so “daily”. Ah, summer … As the story of the ancient Israelites continues, we see in Numbers 10:11-36 that the people finally

#DailyNumbers

Numbers 8-10 – Remember Your Story

mark | August 6, 2015

Stories are powerful. Stories that define us are even more powerful. And scattered throughout the ancient rules and rituals of Numbers 8:1-10:10 in our #DailyNumbers series are a handful

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