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Sep 2016
What’s the point in going to church? They just want to take your money. The church is a man-made institution that was made to keep people in line. It’s outdated, and no longer relevant. I’ve got much better things to do like spend time with my family and friends. I can do church and follow God on my own – I don’t need anyone to help me. Perhaps you’ve heard some of these comments from people when you’ve talked to them about church, or told them that you go. Maybe you’ve even......
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May 18, 2016
Living In the Kingdom/Living Out the Kingdom: Connection to God
For the past five years I’ve spent a week at Camp Widjiitiwin (www.mycamp.ca) either as the camp pastor, or bringing youth up from Hamilton’s inner city. It’s always been a wonderful time of ministry, but...
May 11, 2016
Living In the Kingdom/Living Out the Kingdom: Bringing Wholeness
We live in a throw away culture. If something’s broken, we pitch it and get a new one. Very rarely will we take the time, effort and money to fix something because it simply isn’t...
May 01, 2016
Living In the Kingdom/Living Out the Kingdom: Acceptance and Grace
As Christians we are called to go to all areas of the world to share about Jesus, but that doesn’t mean that we always have to go far. In fact, very few people are called...
April 20, 2016
Living In the Kingdom/Living Out the Kingdom: New Life
In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul tells the people that as followers of Jesus they are to “take off” their old habits and ways of doing things, and instead “put on” their new self...
April 15, 2016
Living In the Kingdom/Living Out the Kingdom: Honouring God
Every person likely has something special that they hold dear. It might be a picture of a loved one, a family heirloom that’s been passed down from generation to generation, or perhaps something that reminds...
April 06, 2016
Living In the Kingdom/Living Out the Kingdom: Joy!
I came across a great quote that sums up well what it means to follow Jesus. It is a bit wordy, so you may want to read it out loud to yourself a few times!...