Little Flowers: Believing, Belonging, Behaving
Previous Post – Reflections on my YWAM Family As I mentioned in my previous post, I spent last week with the staff of YWAM Canada at our national staff conference in Pinawa, MB. In addition to it...
View ArticleOnce Upon A Time In Mystery…
Previous Post – Chiara House Update #2 Over 4 years ago I wrote the following short story. I’ve cleaned it up a bit and reposted, as it was brought to mind while teaching last week. I hope you enjoy...
View ArticleFrom the Sanctuary to the Streets – Interview
Previous Post – Once Upon A Time In Mystery… One of the great things about being on Twitter (@missional) is that I get to connect with some amazing, like-minded, like-”hearted” people. One such...
View ArticleNaked Spirituality – Review for TheOoze
Previous Post – Urgent Prayer Needed I was excited to be chosen to be an advanced reviewer for Brian McLaren’s new book “Naked Spirituality: A Life with God in 12 Simple Words” (HaperOne, March 15,...
View ArticleLearning the Love of the Father
Previous Post – Family Update Adopting a three year old from Ethiopia is already an amazing adventure. Yet it is also a journey filled with genuine challenges and difficulties. Most are like the...
View ArticleLittle Flowers of Faith
Previous Post – Blessed Are… Yesterday, someone asked me to talk about how Little Flowers Community came to be. Specifically, they were interested in what the name meant to us. As I always tell...
View ArticleWhen Mission Becomes An Idol
Previous Post – Community, Neither Means Nor End For more than half of my life I have served (and continue to serve) as a missionary with Youth With A Mission (YWAM), which followed several years of...
View ArticleConvinced Is Not Converted
Previous Post – Christ (child) the Lord I have an odd intolerance for certain foods. I’m not allergic to them, but I’ve also discovered that it more than mere pickiness. Unfortunately, the foods I...
View ArticleFoundations In Community – Part 3
Previous Post – A Prayer to Abolish the Death Penalty In “Foundations In Community – Part 1″ and “Foundations In Community Part 2″, I have (so far) proposed four foundational convictions that we are...
View ArticleUnpacking The Prodigal Son Parable
Previous Post – Jesus Over Ethics – Response To Peter Rollins I recently came across a story from Spain about a man and his son, Paco, who had become estranged. In the heat of the conflict, the son...
View ArticleTo Preach Or Not To Preach
In which I discuss the challenges & merits of the infamous quote: “Preach the Gospel at all times. When necessary, use words.”
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