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This past Sunday my church walked through the parable of the barren fig tree in Luke 13:6-9, exploring what it means to be open to God’s tilling of the dirt and the muck of our lives as we say goodbye to summer and welcome the fall. Strangely enough this is actually the fourth time inContinue reading “A Man, A Barren Fig Tree, and A Vinedresser”

“Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.” – Aurthur Schopenhauer. Our world recently lost one of its more saintly souls. Today I had the privilege of celebrating the life of this saint, Debbie Moffatt. And yes I know, there is little doubt in my mind that Debbie would resist thisContinue reading “The Measure of a Saint: Debra Lee Moffatt”

  A number of years ago I decided to embark on a study of angels in the Judeo-Christian (and surrounding) traditions. It was a fascinating and entertaining topic to explore, but the more I delved into the subject the more I started noticing a peculiar trend in the way angels were being described. To me,Continue reading “Angels, Humans and the Healing Power of a Melody”

“Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.” – Mark 11:25 I have written elsewhere about this passage (Mark 11) in its broader context (see my series of blogs on the Gospel of Mark). At the heart of the passageContinue reading “Learning How To Pray Part 2: Learning to Forgive”

Nostalgia is a tonic to the modern man, one which few can resist. – Josh Spiegel In the article The Pixar Perspective on Groundbreaking Nostalgia, Josh Spiegel argues that the success of Pixar appears to come from an unlikely place- nostalgia. Unlikely, he surmises, because, “… it’s baffling that a company associated with breaking newContinue reading “Cars 3- Where Nostalgia Meets Story”

Over these past few weeks, I have been giving some time to the topic of envy. And as I was doing this I found my mind wandering back to my years as a youth pastor. Those years certainly included a lot of different games and, of course, a lot of great memories and relationships. ButContinue reading “The Sin of Envy- The Human Condition and the Spirit’s Reform”

The buzz surrounding the success of the Wonder Woman at the box office this past weekend does not seem like it will be fading out anytime soon. And I think this is a very good thing. The actual numbers are relatively modest (or should I say, a more average size) when compared to other filmsContinue reading “The Wonder of Women in Film- A New Hero For a New Age”

*SPOILER ALERT FOR PROMETHEUS AND ALIEN- THIS BLOG CONTAINS SPOILERS Ever since news broke on plans for Alien: Covenant, the second film in Ridley Scott’s proposed Alien (prequels) trilogy, I have been fascinated to see how he would handle the polarizing response to Prometheus. Prometheus deviated from the original Alien franchise, managing to be moreContinue reading “Aliens, Covenant and the search for our Creator”

Around 6 years ago I was given an opportunity to step into a temporary role as Youth Pastor to a small town Church in Saskatchewan (due to a maternity leave). During the 10 months that I spent with this Church I had the opportunity to make many great memories, including a commitment to a 3Continue reading “Learning How to Pray: Reflections on Jesus, Thor and the Lord’s Prayer”

“Prayer is one of the most incredible, most important, most often misunderstood, and least-utilized privileges enjoyed by believers in Christ.” Every so often I seem to arrive at a place in my life where I am moved to consider and reconsider the role of prayer in my life. And I’ll be honest, most often whenContinue reading “Prayer: An Introduction”