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Marks of Salvation (1 Thessalonians 1:1-5)
There is a unique kind of discontent, agony even, about one’s assurance of salvation. I’ve sat with individuals as they’ve poured over every inch of their lives, separating the wheat and th…
Read reflectionChurch, Who Are We Celebrating?
I saw a post on X a while back (I wish I had saved it) where the poster lamented for the future of Evangelicalism because he felt that no great leaders were stepping up to replace men like …
Read reflectionIdols & Circumstances: A Devotional through Habakkuk
“What’s going on God?” is what I wish I would ask when life stops making sense to me. To my discredit, more often than not, I get angry and depressed. As we follow Jesus through every valle…
Read reflectionRediscovering Confessions
One Sunday, after our church worship service a visitor came up to me to enquire about our church. One of his first questions was whether we were “confessional.” I put that around quotation …
Read reflectionGive a Little Christmas Grace
What are we celebrating this month? What is all this for? You know, understanding the meaning of Christmas is actually a challenge for most people who will be celebrating it these days. Onl…
Read reflectionWhen is Division Okay?
With the recent mandates in Quebec that churches only allow vaccinated persons access to worship gatherings, the issue of division within the church is rearing its ugly head. I addressed th…
Read reflectionA Mandate to Exclude
The church in Quebec finds itself in unprecedented times. For those readers who are unaware, as of December 26, churches have been mandated by the Quebec government to screen visitors of ou…
Read reflectionDivine Suffering
This past year, I’ve been trying to get more into cooking. You know, the more stereotypically “manly” kind of cooking; steaks, ribs, grill-master stuff. As part of this journey to be the Si…
Read reflectionThoughts on the Ravi Zacharias Scandal
It’s been five days now since Christianity Today reported on the final investigation of RZIM into the allegations of sexual abuse against Ravi Zacharias (link here). I encourage everyone to…
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