Category Archives: Personal Commentary
Two reasons why Martin Luther King Jr. was able to change the world.
Martin Luther King Jr. was not a perfect man, and I do not want to over-idealize him, but his leadership and actions changed the world. I want to suggest at least two reasons why King, and Christians like him, have … Continue reading
Is Homosexuality a Sin?: Approaching the Issue and the Bible through the “Truth mine” Approach
[Disclaimer: This blog and the posts contained within it are solely the representation of my personal thoughts and beliefs. They are in no way representative of the thoughts or beliefs of communities or organizations I am involved in or discuss. … Continue reading
Is Homosexuality a Sin?: Introduction
[Disclaimer: This blog and the posts contained within it are solely the representation of my personal thoughts and beliefs. They are in no way representative of the thoughts or beliefs of communities or organizations I am involved in or discuss. … Continue reading
Transparency in the Family of God: Some barriers to transparency and how to overcome them.
While I firmly believe transparency should be sought after by followers of Jesus and the Family of God I realize there are some barriers that often keep people and the community from this. I want to talk about a handful … Continue reading
Transparency in the Family of God: My beliefs.
I believe followers of Jesus and the Family of God are inherently required to be transparent. In some cases this means being transparent with one other follower of Jesus or a select few trusted people, but other times it is … Continue reading
Transparency in the Family of God: The tension.
Dysfunctional families always share a core set of rules that everyone is required to obey. One of the central rules is a rule to not talk. This code of silence keeps family members from talking about what is going on … Continue reading
A New (Year’s) vision for my life…
Over Christmas break I spent a lot of time with connecting with God and dealing with many of the issues that arose from my descent into depression in November and December. After some major revelations, some highs and lows, and … Continue reading
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Tagged dreams, dreams for my life, faith, hope, hopes for my life, life goals, New Years Resolutions, vision, vision for my life
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The Denial of the Spiritual Realm in Western Christianity
Years ago, I was doing outreach every Friday night in the Lower-East side of Vancouver, British Columbia. I regularly met with several people including Bev, a First Nations (Native American) woman. One Friday, I met her boyfriend. At the time, … Continue reading
Posted in a Christian response to evil, Faith, Personal Commentary
Tagged a Christian response to evil, Bible, Christainity in crisis, Christian miracles, Christianity, civil religion, denial of the supernatural realm, do healings happen today?, do miracles happen today?, evil, Jesus, Jesus Christ, secular Christianity, signs and wonders, spiritual crisis, what does the Bible say about miracles
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How do we to handle and understand failure in ministry?
The question, “How do we handle and understand failure in ministry?” has been on my mind for some time. In my Pihop/SSM internship we are currently reading God’s Generals by Roberts Liardon. It tells the story of numerous revivalists who did … Continue reading
Speakfaithfully 
The “R” Word
A recent video has struck a chord with many people and it has spread like wildfire through social media, getting millions of views in only a couple of days. I was originally going to refrain from commenting about it, because … Continue reading →