Am I addicted

We arrived back from Winnipeg on Friday to find that our wireless router had died while we were gone.  Did I panic?  Of course not but I did go straight to Best Buy to get a new one in spite of the fact that I was still feeling spaced out because of lack of sleep.  [...]

What is a Spiritual Practice?

Tom & I are currently in Winnipeg at the Mennonite Summit for North America. Our keynote is behind us and I am getting ready for a workshop on GodSpace: Creating new rhythms for life. As I prepare I have been reflecting on what spiritual practices really are . We like to spiritualize [...]

Reviewing the Latest Books

Well the books are stacking up beside my desk and it is obviously time to mention some of my favourite reads for the month.
I have just finished Nancy Ortberg’s Looking for God. A great collection of stories about her life and ministry with some real thought provoking comments. You might like to check out [...]

The Prayer of Examen

The Mustard Seed team met again this morning for a session on discernment.  We had intended to discuss our spiritual gifts and talents and seek to discern together how we could use these to further the ministry of MSA.  However Ricci Kilmer was unable to join us because Gabriel still has a slight fever so [...]

What I Learned From Animals

I have really been inspired by Robert Hruzek’s challenge to the High Calling Bloggers this month:  What Have You learned from Animals? There is so much to say that I don’t know where to start. My natural inclination is to talk about the Godlike unconditional love and acceptance that I see in our golden [...]

Ordinary Time is Extraordinary

The season of the church calendar after Pentecost is usually known as ordinary time not because it is dull and boring, but because it does not have a distinct theme such as the birth, death or resurrection of Christ. I prefer the less familiar term Kingdomtide reflecting the fact that this second half of the [...]

The Healing Power of Pets

Did you know that having a cat around the house can cut the risk of heart attack by almost 50% and that dog owners tend to have lower blood pressure and cholesterol? Those of us who are animal lovers have known for a long time that animals buffer us against stress and anxiety - [...]

Gimmicks for God

Well I am finally back from New Haven and getting my brain and body back on West Coast time. Have been browsing through a few of my favourtie blogs this morning and came across this great post by Eugene Cho.
Can you believe it GodTube has just raised $30 million for its site. Read [...]

Disaster in Myanmar

This week I am teaching a course on spiritual renewal at the Overseas Ministries Study Center in New Haven CT.  Five of the participants are from Myanmar which has brought the horrors of the devastation of the cyclone in Myanmar very close to me.  Most of these brothers are still unable to contact their families.  [...]

Women in Leadership

My friend Eugene Cho has just published an excellent post on Women in Leadership which expresses not only his views but also those of the Covenant church. First let me say how much I appreciate Eugene for speaking out like this. Men in leadership are so often silent on these issues. [...]