Something that has always been on my heart in ministry is helping young people have the right Biblical attitude about love, dating, and marriage. I love having the opportunity to talk about what the Bible says about these issues. I recently started teaching through the book of Genesis. Last Sunday, …
Tempted?
The history of every temptation, and of every sin, is the same; the outward object of attraction, the inward commotion of mind, the increase and triumph of passionate desire; ending in the degradation, slavery, and ruin of the soul.” (Jamieson, Fausset, Brown Commentary on the Bible) We all deal with …
Four Reasons to Go to a Conference
Sometimes I think there are too many conferences in Christianlandia. I’m probably wrong. Next month, I am attending a retreat for senior pastors. It’s not really like the usual conference with popular speakers, packed agendas, and rockin’ worship bands. I like those type of conferences, but the retreat I am …
Genesis One: A Teenager’s Paraphrase
This past Sunday, at Calvary Oakville, we began a study through the book of Genesis. You can check out the message here. Here is a paraphrase of Genesis 1 by one the youth that comes to Calvary. This Sunday Pastor Pat started going through Genesis. I love Genesis 1 and I …
A.W. Tozer on God
In God there is no was or will be, but a continuous and unbroken is. In Him history and prophecy are one and the same.
How to Have a Great Quiet Time
Remember Gideon? His story begins in Judges 6. God saw him not as he was, afraid and cowardly, but as he was going to be, a mighty man of valor. God sees each of us the same way; He sees us as the man or woman He is making us …
“Jesus > Religion” has over 26 million views…but I just saw it….
Somebody emailed me to share the link of this video and encouraged me to watch it. I really liked it. Jefferson does a great job of communicating who Jesus is and why He came. A couple additional thoughts occurred to me regarding this video. 1. It is an example of …