April 25, 2012
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Today I read a great post from Rachel Held Evans that pointed me to this incredible idea by St Teresa of Avila: Let nothing upset you, Let nothing startle you. All things pass; God does not change. Patience wins all it seeks. Whoever has God lacks nothing: God alone is enough. I guess sometimes we [...]
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April 16, 2012
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If there is one question that I get from people wanting to grow in the faith part of their lives it’s this: “How can I tell if God is speaking to me?” Close behind that question is its cousin, “How can I learn to hear God speak?” The scriptures are filled with examples of people [...]
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March 12, 2012
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So yesterday we completed our second in a short, three-week series on Grace at Redwood Park Church in Thunder Bay. As might be expected, much of my reading outside of the scriptures for the topic came from Brennan Manning. Brennan is the author of The Ragamuffin Gospel, which in my estimation is one of the [...]
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March 5, 2012
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It’s been said that vision is the image of a preferred future. Today I stumbled on this article by Tony Mayo on HBR, on the importance of vision. In it he said, Leaders… shape the parameters for success through a vision for a future. I appreciated the way he said it because it reminded me [...]
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April 28, 2012
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Almighty and eternal God, so draw my heart to you, so guide my mind, so fill my imagination, so control my will, that I may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated to you; and then use me, I pray you, as you will, and always to your glory and the welfare of your people; through my [...]
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April 19, 2012
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Michael Frost is one of my favourite author’s and has influenced my thinking more than perhaps anyone, on what it means to be the church in a community. Here’s a video that I very much appreciate despite or possibly because of the strength of his conviction. He’s a man who takes very seriously the responsibility [...]
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April 7, 2012
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Some fun video planned for Easter Sunday at the Auditorium. Check out this from last night and don’t miss Sunday!… #tbay
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April 2, 2012
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So my son got a birthday card from his Grandmother today with a picture of a cute kid with a cape and the classic quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson. A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. I have lots of hero types in my life but [...]
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March 28, 2012
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It’s with great joy that I announce to you all that it was just a nasty rumour. No one is going to remake the classic, nae the epic tale of the great Marty McFly: Back to the future. Cause you can’t mess with perfection! And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! And Harold and [...]
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March 27, 2012
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Most loving Father, whose will it is for us to give thanks for all things, to fear nothing but the loss of you, and to cast all our care on you who cares for us: Preserve me from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from me the [...]
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March 20, 2012
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There’s a great article From Wall Street Journal that inspired me. As one who counts himself a creative, and who always thought himself wired for creativity, I loved reading this article. as Jonah Lehrer writes, in the last decade or so science has finally started asking the questions: what makes someone creative?, and how does [...]
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March 19, 2012
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O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept my prayers; and because in my weakness I can do nothing good without you, give me the help of your grace, that in keeping your commandments I may please you in both will and deed; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who [...]
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March 14, 2012
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looking forward to showing my wife Evernote Clearly | Evernote http://ow.ly/9F9G1
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