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Jul 20, 20213 min read

The Four Things That Matter Most

I do a lot of end-of-life care. This season has been hectic. Though I do not know for sure, I suspect the pandemic's strain is the...

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Jul 13, 20213 min read

Say It Loud

We who lead others spiritually are not always so good at sharing our feelings, sometimes just talking about stuff. Yet studies, history,...

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

Wintering Through

Parker Palmer writes: "But the seeds of possibility planted with such hope in the fall must eventually endure winter, when the potentials...

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Mar 15, 20213 min read

Candid Camera Authenticity

Do you remember the T.V. show, Candid Camera? It was so popular that it ran for fifty years. It was based on trickery. After someone had...

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Mar 8, 20212 min read

Resilience: The Secret Sauce Of Pastoral Fitness

Resilience is the secret sauce of pastoral fitness. Rick Warren describes resilience as, “…the ability to bounce back. It’s the ability...

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Mar 1, 20212 min read

The Backside of God; Things We Learn After The Fact

In 2016, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent a complete prostatectomy. The wisdom lessons that God offered me before,...

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Feb 22, 20216 min read

The Vulnerable Man

Who would ever want to be vulnerable? I put “vulnerable” into the cbc.ca search engine a while back and here is a little of what that...

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Feb 1, 20213 min read

Without A Doubt

How many times have you heard it said, or you have said, or implied? “Jesus is the answer.” These days many of us say – then why do I...

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