Debates surrounding the validity of church membership/attendance have raged for as long as there has been a building designated for worship. However, the question about attendance/membership is a silly conversation until you correctly define the term, “Church.” As a believer, and even as a minister, I had intellectually addressed the idea of church attendance, and […]
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Why the Church Should Be Outraged by Hate Crimes
A hate crime (also known as a bias-motivated crime) is a prejudice-motivated crime, often violent, which occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership (or perceived membership) in a certain social group. View Source I don’t really remember the first time I heard the term “Hate Crime” but I have […]
America is NOT the Kingdom of God
From Starbuck’s Winter Cup design to the legalization of gay marriage, from the right to bear arms, to the issues surrounding refugees; our country has found itself in an unwinnable battle between Right Wing Christians who think the world around them should cater to their personal beliefs about morality and ethics because, “Thomas Jefferson, and Winston […]
Yet to Come…
Yesterday, I sang a song in church entitled God of This City by Aaron Boyd, Andrew McCann, Ian Jordan, Peter Comfort, Peter Kernoghan, Richard Bleakley. I was primarily drawn to this song because of the chorus of the song because the words seemed so true for our church. Greater things have yet to come And […]
My Son May Some Day Hate Me…
The other day, I was feeding my son his 6am bottle and the thought struck me that parents do a great deal for children that the child is completely unaware of. In fact, children often overlook parents who are doing their job well, because their needs are met. Nevertheless, through the course of life, most […]
Checklist Jesus
As many of you know, I have been working on a book entitled Checklist Jesus. It has been a 2 year journey toward my Lord Jesus Christ, and has been the most fulfilling ministry endeavour of my life. I am pleased to say that the project is finished and that the book will be available […]
The Gathering
Tonight I’m talking through a passage that displays how the Lord Jesus surrounded himself with people he cared for, right before he encountered the cross. It is interesting to me that we tend to face trials of many kinds by secluding ourselves completely. However, hours before Jesus hung on the cross for our sins, he […]
Truth About my Work.
Many people seem to believe that being a minister means that I just wake up with a smile on my face, and that life is always good, “because I’m in the will of the LAWD!” But the truth about church work is that my day begins in the same way as the rest of the […]