Thoughts of a Christian Husband, Father, and Pastor
It’s been one of my habits for some time now to give my children each a blessing before they go to sleep each night. As their father and spiritual head, I view it as my responsibility to teach, to discipline, to pray for, and to bless my kids. I want all of God’s blessing for [...]
I am the world’s most blessed man. I’m so thankful to God for all his blessings to me.
Outside of Christ, nothing brings me more joy than the three women in my life. If you know me, you know I don’t come close to deserving them or their love, but God has granted me both. And [...]
Recently I saw a poll by Angus Reid, asking the question, ‘What’s most important to you in life?’ Here’s the answer they got:
I disagree. I disagree not so much with the results (which are subjective… and I believe it’s how people honestly feel), but I disagree with the premise of the question itself.
The problem is [...]
Speaking of conferences (see previous post), the Canadian Carey Family Conference is coming up once again this August. I’m really excited to attend this year. It will be the first year that I’ve been able to go for the whole week, and I’m really looking forward to it.
Here is a note, link, and video from [...]
The other day Stacey returned home with a special purchase for Susannah. It was a bottle of bright-coloured, foaming hand soap. Susannah has reached an age where we want her to be able to do more things (like washing her hands) on her own.
Susannah took to this task with joy! She stood at the sink [...]
Okay, maybe this is only funny if you know us, but here’s an excerpt from tonight’s dinner conversation.
Julian: ‘Having a wife is like living with a post-modern literary critic: the only meaning that matters is the one determined by the hearer.’
Stacey: ‘Living with you is like living with a geek.’
I laughed pretty hard.
As I lamented yesterday, preaching through James 4.1-12 quickly made me a little sad because I wasn’t able to pursue some rabbit trails that I would’ve loved to go down. One of those was how this passage should instruct us guys in our husbandry.
In verse four, the people of God are referred to as ‘adulteresses.’ [...]
Picturing this conversation had me laughing pretty good.
Check it out at Janis’s blog: Progression of a Conversation between a 3.5 year old and a 2 year old.
Line of the Day:
I’m not insecure… I just want everyone else to think as highly of me as I do.
Thought for the Day:
Remember when you were little and a friend would have a birthday party? You’d watch the mother cut all the pieces of cake and hand them out to each child. Secretly you’d be [...]
My girls… In their PJ’s, all calm and quiet, ready for bed. Or not.
It’s wedding season… which is great! I love thinking about weddings. Their whole point, after all, is to point to my Saviour and his love for his bride–and I like to think about that!
Since staying married is not about staying in love, but about reflecting the covenant-keeping love of Christ, the centrepiece and focal point [...]
Aside from my Saviour, my greatest love is for my family. So, of course, this post brings me great delight.
My wife, Stacey, has been blogging for a few months now–and I love it! This post is just reciting a few of our favourite memories of our kids from over the past few weeks. They grow [...]
My brother (over at his newly up-and-running blog) has a rather comical (and incredibly geeky) version of my ‘on momming’ post. You can read it here.
Maybe it’s just funnier for me because I can actually envision the whole thing. Or maybe I can just envision it because it could very well have been a description [...]
Today I am rejoicing. Stacey and I are celebrating our fourth anniversary this very day. As I look back over the four years, I have to marvel at God’s grace… in so many ways!
On this anniversary I’m rejoicing in God’s grace in these three ways in particular:
God looked at me, liked he looked at Adam, [...]
The things in life that we are most prone to take for granted are generally not the things we should take for granted. The things we presume on are usually not those things which are ordinary, but rather, the things which we most regularly see.
The funny thing about what we most regularly see is that [...]
Sometimes it’s good to do what’s counter-intuitive. In fact, I’ve found that the longer I’ve been a Christian, the more I need to second-guess and examine every motive. Sure enough, there is deep-rooted sin in there somewhere. I’ve found God’s evaluation of humanity in Gen 8.21 (‘the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood [...]
Well this afternoon I’m back in the office, sorting through e-mails and trying to figure how to begin catching up after two weeks of vacation. The highlights were (among other things) a trip to DC to visit Covenant Life Church, and a trip to the cottage this past weekend.
More than just doing stuff though, this [...]
When people tell you that families are a drag, that kids are a sacrifice, that it’s too much work, or that you should wait and have fun before having kids… don’t believe them.
We’re heading to the cottage this morning, so I just thought I’d post some pictures from a couple of our cottage trips last [...]
An old professor of mine used to say ‘The teacher’s questions become the students’ dogma.’ In other words, what the teachers fancies with, the students accept and develop.
Don Carson puts it a slightly different way. He relates the American Mennonite experience as somewhat paradigmatic of what can happen in any church setting. He says, roughly, [...]
Life is better as a Christian… for so many reasons.
The other night, when Stace and I got back from our trip to Washington DC and our visit at Covenant Life Church, I had the pleasure of putting my girls to bed.
Susannah and Caitlyn have both had special songs that I sing to them when I’m [...]
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