Posted in Pastor Mark on Nov 26th, 2009
When we think of the story of David and Goliath, we usually see the giant as David’s adversary. Goliath was the adversary of all the men of Israel. They were arrayed in battle opposite him long before David even showed up. They were hopelessly emasculated by their enemy. David’s presence is significant since he was the only [...]
Posted in Pastor Mark on Nov 19th, 2009
The other day I was picking up my university age daughter from Winnipeg’s downtown after an evening class. We don’t really like her walking by herself to the bus in the dark inner city streets. While I am waiting in the car, I see two children going down the street unsupervised after 10 PM. They [...]
Posted in Pastor Mark on Nov 11th, 2009
I think it is appropriate that Remembrance Day has been for the most part turned into a holiday. Although I notice that both the US and Canadian stock markets are open. I guess greed takes no holiday. My bigger concern is that as we are now an entire generation removed from the last world war, [...]
Posted in Pastor Mark on Nov 4th, 2009
Martin Luther once said there are 3 conversions of man. The conversion of the heart, the conversion of the mind and the conversion of the purse, and the most difficult of these is the conversion of the purse.
I grew up in a chuch that did not teach tithing. In fact, I had never even heard [...]
