Essays

From Inertia to Momentum

Way back in junior high school science classes I learned about the principle of inertia—a property of matter by which it continues in its existing…

Your Heart’s Historian

You and I are the historians of our story, constantly telling and re-telling our story to our own heart. What story are you telling? Who…

Amanda’s Pastoral Vows

In a beautiful, sacred worship service last month, Amanda Howard was licensed as our church’s worship pastor, and afterwards, people asked me to share the…

Deconstruction-Reconstruction

In a few weeks at Hope City Church, I am going to address the theme of deconstructing and reconstructing our faith. If you have spent much…

A String of Ungrieved Losses

Throughout our lives, you and I will accumulate a string of disappointing losses, and quite often those losses will go ungrieved. Like ships collecting barnacles…

I Spy a Triceratops

On a recent walk along the Thompson Creek Trail, while praying for our church, I overheard a mom and her son playing the “I spy”…

Keep the Sauna Door Closed

One of the biggest pet peeves of sauna lovers is when a casual sauna visitor wanders in, leaving the door wide open, allowing the precious…

The Genius and the Mundane

“But his real genius was in making genius transferable.  Jesus awakens the genius in everyone and anyone who would trust in His guidance and walk…