There’s Something I Discover Through Observing
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There are, of course, many ways in which we may communicate good news to others, assuming of course that we have something to say.
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"Your website is beautiful, and rich."
"Amazing writings & thoughts . . ."
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No one, of course, knows the future: – what is ahead for our own selves, for our familes, for our nation, and for our world, in the coming days and months of this New Year.
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A friend tells me of an old farmer's thesis which may be merely local lore - or wisdom of the ages. Seems, she says, that if one figures out the prevailing wind (wet finger, to start . .
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For roughly two two years (February 2014 - April 2016) I had the privilege of preaching on a part-time basis (because I'm really retired, you see), at Kingsway Baptist Church in Toronto, Ontario.
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An old tractor in my friend, Bill's barn. Like all of us, it has a few years and miles on it and now it waits for winter in the steel quonset barn. We get to wait in warmer, nicer surroundings.
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I know Winter's coming, but I'm in denial.
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Deep within our historySwelling with the mysteryBreaking forth th' audacious Love of God
Entering that mysteryMaking it our storyHoping in th' audacious Love of God
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The Life that Jesus called abundant - what is it and how do you get into it?
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When I was growing up, after supper Dad would say: ‘Get the Book.’ And then we’d pray.
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I've never yet got there. I wish I had. Perhaps even in the autumn of my life; perhaps one day yet.
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We all want to belong, to fit in, to know that we are welcome, respected and cherished. Family is about that, and so is belonging to the Family of God, the Church.
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This message was suggested by the writings of Frederick Buechner, especially from his book, 'Alphabet of Grace.' I've used the concept by linking to the story of Jacob, who at Bethel, a first and s
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Following a long flight from LA to Toronto in January 1996, I got a DVT - a Deep Vein Thrombosis in my right leg.
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I have Raynaud's. They don't know what causes it or how to cure it. And it sure hurts at times.
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Birds do it . . . bees do it. And happily, humans too.
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Prayer is a mystery, but when we approach God, believing that He is - and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him, God hears and answers.
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A toaster oven is great for – erm, ah, making toast and heating up a few more meal items, assuming of course that it is plugged in.
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Both fear and faith beget within us responses of both fear and faith. Faith, particularly faith in God, can bring the healing and wholeness we seek.
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In 2012, Alan Ford and Thomas O'Loughlin, both professors in Nottingham, discussed current interest in 'Celtic Christianity' and how what is imagined as the form of Christianity in the British Isle
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A clean, clear and sound inner life
so important to us all
and vital to a life of faith.
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Church's that are in decline may be revitalized when they discover that the church is not the point, the mission is.
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Below is a booklet - 'Mission Shaped Living'
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There's nothing like a really cold day in Ontario, Canada. I love the Seasons - love to see them come and love to see them go.
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Resources for Missional Response
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Dr. Maurice Boyd used to tell of a woman who was deaf but then learned also from her doctor that very soon she would be blind as well. But she answered, said Dr.
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