15+ hour, 52+ min ago   (259+ words) On July 21, Brian Doerksen went home to be with Jesus. He passed away from cancer at the age of 60. Like many other Christians, I mourned. Brian Doerksen was a contemporary Christian singer/songwriter/worship leader from Abbotsford, British Columbia. His…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1378+ words) What we call the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-14 NIV) is really the disciples’ prayer. It is not what Jesus prayed but a model Jesus gave to His followers for how they should pray. It is not a prayer to be … Continue…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (469+ words) Churches are made up of people, people with their own unique gifts, ministries, strengths, weaknesses, and challenges. They have differing relationships with each other. They move around, leaving some friends behind and meeting new ones. The book of Colossians ends…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (257+ words) The immersion ritual goes far back in Jewish roots. Every major site in Israel, has mikvehs for worshippers to use before approaching the synagogue or temple sites. In the early Tent of Moses/Tabernacle times, the ceremonial cleansing was accomplished…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (205+ words) Someone has said that the death of one person is a tragedy but the death of a million people is a statistic. The point is that when the number of victims gets that large, people cannot comprehend the tragedy, while…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1014+ words) The world of human beings cannot function without organization, and every organization needs to have leadership, someone with authority to make decisions. This whole concept is suspect today. People have had too much experience with unjust, corrupt, authoritarian, and oppressive…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (206+ words) As an historian, it has not escaped my notice that two nations are celebrating their birthdays in the same week. Canada celebrates on July 1 and the United States on July 4, which is somewhat surprising since Americans generally like to be…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (579+ words) In writing to the Colossians, Paul indirectly provided to us a model for how to pray for others. The first thing he did was to thank God for the Colossians and their faith: “We always thank God, the Father of…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (238+ words) Sometimes life is like being 11- or 12-years-old and bikeriding down our town’s dreaded 39th Street hill as a rite of passage. Those brave enough to try stayed on and rode down the steep hill at top speed or joined the ranks…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (188+ words) My father was a man of few words. He had attended and supported churches all his life. He lived a moral life. He was a good husband and father and a kind and gentle man. He said grace before meals....