The Bible compares our relationship with God to a marriage relationship. A husband and wife begin their courtship with intense feelings of love and the deep desire to be together as much as possible, then love develops into something stronger as they face life’s struggles . Love can’t be forced or manufactured, it needs to Read more
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. —1 Peter 4:8 (NIV) Our church sings the Canadian national anthem on two occasions every year. The first is on the closest Sunday to Canada Day; the second the closest Sunday to Remembrance Day. Like most Canadian children, I have sung Read more
As a preacher, I live with a constant temptation to sweeten God’s Word. It’s a lot easier (and more fun) to speak that way. There are times, however, when the only way to be faithful to the text is to face some pretty uncomfortable truths. Thus this week’s message: Life is short. Fear God. It Read more
I find it difficult to run Easter Sunday service like it’s any other Sunday—it isn’t! This is the single most important Sunday in the church year. This is our Superbowl, our Stanley Cup final, our . . . well, you get the picture. This past week I was overwhelmed during my times of prayer and Read more
Imagine you only had 15 minutes left to share with your friends and loved ones the most important thing you want them to remember after you die. For Jesus (at least according to Matthew), that thing is the parable of the Sheep and the Goats. It was an interesting parable to study, since there are Read more
We’ve looked at some pretty impressive virtue lists throughout this series including the Beatitudes of Matthew 5, and the “put to death”/”put on” list of Colossians 3. This week and next we’re going to examine the most famous of Christian virtues. This week it’s the three virtues that remain (love, hope, and faith). Next week Read more
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] We’re a mixed up bunch of people. After a few short decades of Hallmark-ism, we’ve convinced ourselves that Valentine’s Day holds the secret to true love. Roses are red Violets are blue Yadda, yadda, yadda. Boring. You can’t figure out what love is by examining Valentine’s Day—only Easter Read more
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] John said it well: This is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another (NRSV). We make all sorts of excuses to avoid the issue. Have you ever heard this one? “I have to love you, but I don’t have to like Read more
Here’s the final message in the series. I’ve enjoyed preparing the messages, and judging by the discussion we had following this message, they’ve made a lot of us reconsider what spiritual gifts are. The point of the final message is this: gifts are meaningless without love. Love is the context in which Christians do everything. Read more
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