What Is Lent?
What is lent? …. Is it scriptural? …. Should we observe it or not? Here’s an uber short FAQ on this historic practice on the...
White Belt Faith
A number of years ago, I took a karate class with my kids for fun. One day my class was sparring and the sensei walked onto the mat in...
God’s Last Word On Sin
Last Sunday at Redeemer, I unpacked the well known account of the woman who was caught in adultery. The difference between the religious...
The Jesus Of No Importance
CS Lewis (1898-1963) was a philosophic writer with an atheistic worldview. Before coming to faith in Christ, Lewis was full of excellent...
Where Fear Meets Hope
“O little town of Bethlehem,” is one of those Christmas carols I don’t sing too often. To be clear, it’s a beautiful song, it just...
Philosophy, Seinfeld & Soul Food
“There’s no danger in running out of appetites” Seinfeld’s humour lands with us for many reasons, the most obvious perhaps, is that...
Justification: One & Done
When I was about 10, I went on a hike with a boys brigade. We were all racing down this path at lunchtime when I decided to beat everyone...
Modern Reformation Anyone?
On October 31, 1517, Luther famously nailed his 95 theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg. Luther’s pen unleashed cultural...
Everybody Hurts
I am embarrassed to say this, but for many years in pastoral ministry, I sat across from people in real suffering, but because of my own...