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Category Archives: Spiritual Growth
You Don’t Know What You’ve Got Till It’s Gone – In a Good Way
The discharge orders have come down and we’re just waiting for them to tell us we can go home. Lyndan is dressed and ready to go. He isn’t 100% but really, the only reason to stay was to have daily … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual Growth
Tagged community, emotions, pastoring, relationships, support
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From Alberta Children’s Hospital – A Room to Read
It is a fascinating chapter of life I have entered into. I almost wrote “we” but this is a blog about me, so I will assume you know that I fully acknowledge my son’s brain surgery is not about me. … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual Growth
Tagged blogging, culture, discipline, interpretation, Kary Oberbrunner, reading, sermons, Stephen Covey, Tim Challies, time management, writing
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Life on Hold
“… Please wait while your call is connected… ” Life just got placed on hold. Was gearing up for my first message in 2 weeks and then an odd thing happens. Our second oldest, Lyndan starts having this funny thing … Continue reading
Lenten Challenge: Give a Flock!
I have made a decision! I am going to give up salty junk food for Lent, with the goal of putting aside the $4 a day I might have spent. I have never challenged myself for Lent before, and was … Continue reading
Looking for a Good Prayer App
There is a buzzphrase that has been shuffling around the internets since the advent of the iPhone – “There’s an app for that.” And with half a million apps out there, it’s mostly true. But not when it comes to … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual Growth
Tagged android, apps, developers, iphone, manager, prayer, scheduler, technology
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The Heartbreak of Moving On
I just wanted to share an excellent blog post about moving on. I actually struggled with how to share this because so many good things are happening, I don’t want to dwell on those difficult moments that have been mixed … Continue reading
2011: A Retrospective.
2011 is almost past, but not without a substantial dose of perspective. I think it is impossible for me to say that 2011 has not been the most successful year of my life. Is it arrogant to say that? We bet it … Continue reading
Posted in Medicine Hat, Missional, Spiritual Growth
Tagged 2011, blessing, church, faith, missional, risk
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Quiet Time: For God’s Benefit or Yours?
Jon Acuff will likely never notice this linkage, but his most recent discussion about what pleases God and what doesn’t spurred me to add a thought. I used to set my timer on my iPhone to 30 minutes, sit down … Continue reading
Finding the Time for Prayer
In my previous post, I talked about how I was inspired by the monastic pattern of daily life to pursue a new pattern of prayer and devotional time in my own life. I managed to find the space in between … Continue reading
A New Pattern of Prayer
Inspired by the life of monks, who I recently watched in the BBC reality series, “The Monastery“, I began to investigate the cycle of services they live under. They Pray “The Hours” and their services follow a cycle called “The … Continue reading
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Tagged discipline, leadership, monastic, prayer, scripture memory
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