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What’s the likelihood that Jesus would hang out at a bar? Pretty darn good if you ask me. For ten years the North...

14 November, 2019 / 0 Comments

Leadership for me is more about the sort of person I am and how I respond to life and opportunity than what I...

03 October, 2019 / 0 Comments

Scripture tells us, “Our life is lived by faith. We do not live by what we see in front of us.” (2Corinthians 5:7)...

23 August, 2019 / 0 Comments

The Rolling Stones sang: You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes, well, you might find You get what you need I’ve found...

02 August, 2019 / 0 Comments

When I first signed up to be a pastor it was with a sense of excitement, anticipation and commitment to a call to...

19 June, 2019 / 0 Comments

As I’ve been preparing a teaching on the subject of power encounters, I’ve had a pastoral concern: How to handle them in light...

06 June, 2019 / 0 Comments

I recently had coffee with a pastor who was bemoaning the fact that his congregation was stuck in the doldrums. He complained to...

22 April, 2019 / 0 Comments

Walter Brueggemann, eminent Old Testament scholar wrote, “The Christian life is not an accomplishment or an achievement, it’s a gift by the one...

18 April, 2019 / 0 Comments

Since transitioning away from the pastorate four years ago, I’ve had a lot more time to sit, pray and think. I have conversations...

12 April, 2019 / 0 Comments