Personal Thoughts
The Security of God’s Plan Through Darkness
God’s Word solidifies this reality for us. He has secured His plan of salvation for us. And as Job finally came to see about God, His force is unstoppable as he realized: “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” (Job 42:2) And so our sin, [...]
The Hard, Vital Work of Waiting
Waiting is perhaps one of the most difficult practices of the Christian faith. But may I say it is one of the most important means of obedience to learn as a Christian. It is vital to our faith and every work of God in our lives and in the church is usually preceded by a [...]
A Merciful, Loving, and Faithful God Even When Trouble Comes
Lamentations 3:22-24 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” One thing about this text, we rarely see it in the context. And [...]
God Hates Southern Baptist Breeding ***Heads
I saw this sign in a Chipotle window in downtown Seattle. I don’t know if it was that particular Chipotle’s sign or the people dining at that particular table. I thought it was interesting simply because there was nothing in Seattle at the time that was uniquely Southern Baptist. The conevention was in Phoenix this [...]
Sometimes It’s Better to Run
I had a spiritual dream last night. I get those every once in a while. In last night’s dream, my family and I were at this house that was obviously filled with vampire-like demons. And even though I knew this house was filled with demons, I decided to lead my family in there any way, [...]
Hero or Hooligan: Which One Are You?
I was reading this article in the Vancouver Sun regarding the Vancouver Stanley Cup Riots. The author raised an interesting question: “What separates heroes from hooligans in a mob?” When the city was under assault, most actively participated in raucus and destructive behavior, often carried away with a mob mentality. But there were those few, [...]
Still Life Lessons from Flowers
Yesterday, we went to the Butchart Gardens, a beautiful layout of flowers. I remember the days when I couldn’t stand going to such places with my parents. In my impatient youth (and I still struggle with patience), I found such adventures quite boring. But now, I can’t help but be mesmerized by the beauty of [...]
Lessons from Crossway Community Church
Yesterday, our family had the privilege of attending Crossway Community Church in Surrey, BC. What a joy it was to be there. It wasn’t a typical Sunday. Worship in song began the worship and it was wonderful. Pat Szebel has the gifting, spiritual sensitivity, and talent to lead people to worship the Lord exceptionally. But [...]
Praise Will Not Be Held Downs
A friend and I were having a conversation about Downs Syndrome. He noted that the medical community is on this paradoxical path when it comes to Downs. On the one hand, more people with Downs are living longer because of continual scientific innovations and treatments targeting those with Downs. And so physicians are continually telling [...]
The Privilege of Church When Traveling
Ok, I had this long entry typed up, but accidentally deleted it all. So here is my short summary of what I had originally typed… Yesterday, we went to Granville Island in the center of Vancouver. In order to get there, we had to take this Sky Train (Vancouver’s BART), then the Aquabus, which is [...]
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