http://clipart-library.com/clipart/1805787.htm I just finished reading a chapter in my favourite book on leadership. I am reading through it for my fifth time because every time that I read it, I learn something new. The book is Dr. Henry Cloud’s Integrity:…
Building Relationships In A Small Church
Photo by Hannah Rodrigo on Unsplash As a pastoral student at Ontario Bible College, I remember my prof telling us that a pastor should never have any friendships in the church. Basically the pastor was there to treat everyone the…
Talking About The Lions
http://www.freebibleimages.org/ Nancy Cunningham/Rachel Coate/BasicTrainingBible Ministries Our starting point when we share the gospel with someone in most cases shapes that person’s understanding of the Christian life. When I was in the early years of my ministry, I heard advice that…
Eternity Balances The Scale
http://clipart-library.com/clipart/n1010502.htm About five weeks ago I entered into what has been both a new and also an interesting experience in my life. I woke up in the middle of the night with severe pain in my back. I was about…
Why A Consultation?
In my last entry I talked about the Small Consultation that will be held next week in Guelph. In this entry I want to try answering the “why” question. Why would leaders come from across Canada for two days…
The Hallelujah Chorus: A Gift From God
Amen Cliparts #8884 On Saturday April 13, my wife and I attended a performance of what might be the greatest worship music ever written, Handel’s Messiah. The date is significant in that the first performance took place on April 13,…
You Don’t Have To Be Perfect
http://clipart-library.com I just finished answering a series of questions about my mother and it put me in a nostalgic mood. The questions were part of a video that a young woman in our church is preparing for Mothers’ Day in…
Retirement For The Christian: Never
http://clipart-library.com/clipart/967776.htm My wife retires today. She has worked in the medical field most of her adult life but today all that ends. Her employer is bringing her back for three weeks to train her replacement but it won’t be the…
Hanging On To God’s Call
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash While walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw four fishermen. He had met them before but this time was special. He had decided that he wanted to include them in…
Personal Gifts of Grace
Last week I received an update letter from one of my favorite missionaries. She serves as a midwife in Guatemala and in this update she shared two stories that dealt with the normal living out of her life in that…