Before it Begins: 2015 Calvary Chapel Senior Pastors’ Conference

The 2015 Calvary Chapel Senior Pastors’ Conference is a few hours away from kicking off. This conference takes place every year in California. This will be the third time that I have attended. (I’ve missed the last two years, but was able to come before that.) The theme of the …

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Two Steps to Avoid Temptation

We are all tempted. Talking about it to people who love and know us well is important. I wrote about that here. How we deal with temptation is a huge indicator of our health and maturity as a Christian. Jesus lays out a simple two step plan to avoid temptation. …

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What would you like to drink?

I have recently finished reading the major and minor prophets in the Bible. Their content is largely calling God’s people back to Him. They were written because God’s people had sinned; they had forsaken Him, the One who made them and loved them, and they were serving false gods, doing …

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Wanna be in Full Time Ministry? Guess what?

I had the honour of speaking at a luncheon for church staff and lay leaders as a precursor to a conference in Ontario, Canada. In attendance at the luncheon was perhaps twenty or thirty Christian workers – some paid staff, most, I think, volunteers. My first question to them was “How …

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What Not To Do When You Are Discouraged

Yesterday, CalvaryChapel.com ran an article I wrote about what to do when you are discouraged. In it, I talk about three things not to do and the one thing you need to do. Discouragement grabs all of us; if we’re not careful, it can choke us. John Trapp said, “Despair is Satan’s …

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Calvary Chapel: Ten Years of Ministry in Toronto

This coming Saturday night I have the honour of speaking at a special service at Calvary Chapel Toronto commemorating ten years of ministry for this wonderful church. I’ll be speaking on the great subject of God’s Faithfulness. When I taught through the book of Genesis, I was struck with the …