Happy Birthday, John Calvin
On this day exactly 500 years ago, John Calvin was born.
John Calvin would not be happy with all the attention he is getting today. His will included instructions that he be buried
Darryl Dash
I'm a grateful husband, father, oupa, and pastor of Grace Fellowship Church East Toronto. I love learning, writing, and encouraging. I'm on a lifelong quest to become a humble, gracious old man.
“Love, having become a god, becomes a demon”
I’ve really appreciated the perspective that sin is idolatry. Tim Keller, among others, have really done a good job of explaining this. (Keller has a book coming out later this year on
fresh & re:fresh
The beginning of my chapter in fresh & re:fresh:
I lay awake the night I realized I would be going to Richview Baptist Church, a Fellowship Baptist church in northwest Toronto. I
Why are they leaving?
This blog post suggests that people are leaving the church because many sermons are polished, but are theoretical and lack the gospel:
Why are people leaving good, established, traditional churches with great facilities,
Overcoming My Biggest Mistakes in Ministry
I recently posted on some of my biggest mistakes in ministry, and promised I would follow up with what helped me overcome some of my mistakes.
There are two ways to describe what