That We May Savour Christ
In John 17:1-16 is recorded a prayer spoken by Jesus. The ESV titles this section of Scripture “The High Priestly Prayer.” In it, we see the deep desire Christ has for His people: to be…
Helpful Theology
In our theology class we are studying how the Trinity has been understood throughout Christian history and in various traditions. It surprises me to discover that there are so many ways of explaining this doctrine.…
What is Advent?
The term advent literally means “coming.” The name implies that each Christmas season we celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ as a human baby. The term should also remind Christians that Jesus is coming once again…
Preparing for Christmas
Lynn and I were discussing the meaning of Christmas one morning last week. My response was that the way we celebrate Christmas hardly represents what Christ’s birth should actually be about. Gift-giving is the centre…
Christmas 2012
This Christmas, I will be writing regular posts on the history of Christmas and on the Advent Celebration. Look for those posts here on a daily basis beginning Sunday, December 2nd.
Our Children Are Not Good
“It is better for a child to learn a heart lesson, though it cause him temporary pain, than for him to ignorantly follow a path leading to eternal pain.” (Helping Children to Understand the Gospel. Minneapolis:…
Prairie’s Pastoral Program Video
Another video project from 2011. This one is focused on the program I am enrolled in, which means I am also featured in the video! You won’t see that very often, so hopefully you enjoy…
Prairie’s Promotional Video
Here is another project I worked on in Winter of 2011. This project was created in a span of about 40 hours, which included the writing of the script, professional voiceover recording at a studio…
Can You Fly Me To The Moon Daddy?
A little story about an ambitious little boy. Caleb was sitting at the kitchen table next to me. Looking out the window, he suddenly asked me the most interesting question: “I would sure like to…
Around the World
I checked out the stats on my Google Analytics account on where people are reading my blog from. I discovered that people from 108 different countries have visited my site at least once since March of 2008.
Winkler Bible Camp Food Fight
At the end of the summer the staff at Winkler Bible Camp had a wind-up party. At that party we had a pretty massive food fight. I wrapped up my camera in a plastic bag…
Hiking Grassi Lakes Trail
Grassi Lakes Trail is a 4 KM relatively easy hike just south of Canmore, Alberta. There are two routes to get to the beautiful two lakes at the end of the trail, an easy route…