When it comes to restaurants, we hardly stop to examine whether our cities have reached a saturation point with the number and variety of cuisine offerings. New generations and new ethnicities long for something fresh, familiar or different. The establishments catering to the tastes of a critical mass survive – others don’t. Should we expect things to be any different with the … [Read more...] about Compelling reasons for church plants
Faith
Inspiring a deeper walk of faith in God, expressed as Father, Son, and Spirit. Living out our shared experiences of life in Christ.
Pastor Bob Birch: A life of prayer
The late Pastor Bob Birch impacted Canada, and specifically the Greater Vancouver area, during his almost 100 years, from 1907 to 2007. I will never forget the first time that I attended a prayer meeting with ‘Pastor Bob’. The depth of his prayers astounded me. For most of his ministry years, Birch would never miss his 2 am to 6 am morning prayer time. Even younger men, one … [Read more...] about Pastor Bob Birch: A life of prayer
Rising Faith: Just as I am
My grandmother and mother knew I would become an Anglican priest. I dismissed this expectation, being convinced that I would become an electrical engineer like my father. In my family system, there were no adult males who attended church. In 1965, my mother had a spiritual encounter at a Billy Graham event at the Pacific National Exhibition. Fifty-two years later, my mother’s … [Read more...] about Rising Faith: Just as I am
Rising Love: A Valentine’s story
Former Prime Minister Lester Pearson’s wife Maryon once famously quipped: “Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.” So then, perhaps one could count Ruth Graham among the most lovingly, patiently surprised women in history. Renowned evangelist Billy Graham, aged 98, was recently named for the 60th consecutive year in a Gallup poll as one of the 10 most admired people … [Read more...] about Rising Love: A Valentine’s story
A new science for our classrooms?
The details are staggering. About 12,800 quadrillion atoms per second must be carefully assembled for the human body’s blood and another 80 trillion cells “have to be maintained, repaired, or replaced to keep us alive” explains a new book, So, Who IS this “GOD” of our Nations, And What Does He DO for Us? (written by Graham McLennan and Thomas Rogers). President of Reality … [Read more...] about A new science for our classrooms?