Praying With You Scares Me.
I am far too shy and introverted to pray with you. I mean I can pray in my head with you…but…wait…what’s that? You want me to pray with you… out loud? With audible words?...
Category: Church Life
Have You Prayed About it? (As Much As You’ve Talked About It?)
This is an emotional appeal to my brothers and sisters in Christ. There is nothing more damaging to the body of Christ than gossip. I believe that gossip from within is far more dangerous...
At What Age Do We Include Our Children in Corporate Worship?
About a year ago I wrote an article entitled Wading In on the Sunday School Debate. In that article I addressed what I thought was the main issue, “How do we raise our children to know...
I Can’t Believe She Gossips So Much…
“I can’t believe she gossips so much, we should pray for her. “ Did you really just say that? That sentence was the epitome of gossip for me. Can you relate to that?...
Some Thoughts on Nominating Elders and Deacons
It is an exciting time in my congregation. No, I am not speaking of the blessing of a newborn baby girl to a young couple…(congrats Geoff and Ashley) …as exciting as that is, it...
I Have To Love… YOU? Really??
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command:...
God Hates Defamation, Slander, Malice…what about you?
Let me ask a simple question. Are you a Christian? You may well say yes. If you go to church then you are a Christian…in name for sure. But perhaps that is too broad...
Still Passionate …but a Little Less frustrated.
I wrote an article on the issue of the inward focus of the Canadian Reformed Church (CanRC), and how this was reinforced with the removal of a particular phrase from the mandate of elders....
Advent: We Are the Body
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 In the Bible we read of the church as different things, one is the bride, another is the body. We are all part of one body; the body of...
Women’s Voting Rights in the CanRC.
Should women vote for office bearers in our churches? This is a heated discussion that is happening all over the Canadian Reformed Church. The reason I am writing this is because it was brought...
