Church

It Takes Time

Karen Stiller (with Willard Metzger) has written a great new book called Going Missional: Conversations with 13 Canadian Churches Who Have Embraced Missional Life . I haven’t read the entire book yet, but

Final Sabbatical Report

I just wrote my final report on my sabbatical for my church. It’s probably the last time I’ll be writing about sabbaticals in quite a while. Here’s what I said.

Eighth Letter by Lloyd-Jones

You may have heard of the Eighth Letter event coming up here in Toronto: The book of Revelation contains seven letters addressed to 1st century congregations struggling to find their identity.  Nearly two

The Cycle of New and Exciting Ideas

Sometimes I feel it’s no use writing anything new, because everything good has already been said and just has to be read again. Take this quote from Preaching & Preachers by Dr.

The Other Side of the Pulpit

One of the best parts of my sabbatical this summer has been sitting on the other side of the pulpit. Here’s some of what I’ve learned. I’m hungry. Ravenous, actually.