I have a friend who had some real health struggles. It led to a very low point in his life, hard on him and his family. A lot of surgeries, immobility, and powerful medical drugs with huge side-effects. We met with them for dinner on their 27th wedding anniversary. What a delightful visit! We had…
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PODCAST (50) Jeff Frazee, Doing The Hard Things, Family Growth, Sawmilling, Fishing, Salvation (SPECIAL 50th EDITION)
CELEBRATE WITH ME MY 50TH EPISODE LINK HERE I cannot think of an episode I have been more excited about than this Telegram Audio conversation with Jeff Frazee. It is the kind of conversations I want to have, and he is the hero of this episode because of his thoughtfulness, wisdom, and experience. He pushes…
Spreading Our Legs For Everything? Why Pietism Doesn’t Lead To Holiness!
“For long ago I broke your yoke; I tore off your chains. You insisted, “I will not serve!” On every high hill and under every green tree you lay down like a prostitute.” Jeremiah 2:20 I don’t think our Pietist (1). influenced Christianity would ever allow us to repeat this passage to a person as…
Ruin Your Christian Witness?
ON MY GOSH, MY LYNN. SHE IS SOMETHING ELSE. HEAR THIS OUT – DONT MISS THE PUNCHLINE ——————————————– Lynn and I were chatting this morning. And I commented to her that a lot of young Christian leaders are telling me they are being told by their peers, or other leaders “Dont post about that controversial…
PODCAST (43) Science Of Rogue Waves Part#1 Ben Rayner
Link To Podcast Here Benjamin Rayner is with us today. Science said Rogue waves did not exist until 1995. Seamen knew they did, but science was skeptical. Listen in to this two part series on theories of what Rogue waves are. Ben is 3rd Culture kid raised in French West Africa, Did a few years in Toronto…
PODCAST (42) Dont Lose Your Family, Metal Detecting, Jewish Discipleship
Podcast Link Here Serve a church, but lose your family. We’re Reach going to reach a city/town, but somehow ou children moved away from the gospel. Andy Has been out hunting for treasures. What he has found so far wasn’t Gold! A Messianic Jew tells us the one definition of Discipleship. He claimed Jews had…
Who You Marry?
Secular, religious, and agnostics, all practice this general wisdom. Why would it be controversial for the church to voice this wisdom, especially when it comes from the scriptures? Can such a simple wisdom as this even be preached in Church anymore, taught in Jesus follower homes? Can it? Is it? The folly of a Christian…
Is Shepherding Of Your Soul Even Desired?
I was present at a wonderfully encouraging seminar on “Ministering Through Visitation”, with PHD, Dr. Jack Whytock. It prompted a lot of raw thoughts and many questions. Keep in mind that this article is NOT about how to shepherd during this virus. Rather the bigger picture on this subject. Dr. Whytock was really pushing for…
Killed Over A Marriage Speech
Agree or not, at least be informed of what we really say, and did, historically and scripturally as Jesus followers, followers of “The Way”. The profound ignorance among even “church goers” on this subject is an attribute to the great irrelivance of the modern church to guide and inform people of much about anything with…
PODCAST (39) Rising Above Anxiety & Fear With Milton Clark
Today we have a conversation with Clinical Social Worker, Milton Clark, from Edmonton Alberta. There are stresses, anxiety, angers, resentments, and fears that really cause a person to struggle, enter depression, rob our joy and enthusiasm. Life and relationships are hard at times. When we are faced with the realization that choices we made in…