Sunday Conversations
Archive of conversations you may have missed, or wish to revisit.Rules? Who wants them? I don’t, unless they’re not the rules I remember
We've been asking some great questions about what we can do to move deeper in our faith journey. Our recent posts about this have centred around things like prayer, solitude, silence, immersing our self in the narrative of scripture, and being connecting to a...
read more2 are better than 1
What if I told you that I met this beautiful girl in a store one day? One look was all it took? I got to know her, checked her out, tried to figure out what she was all about. I was so fascinated and so impressed that I didn't want to leave the store without her. Even...
read morerooted in theSTORY
We've been asking this question during our 'winter' series at The Village, What can we do to deepen our relationship with God and the life Jesus compels us to live? We've looked at a number of things so far: our desire to change, the importance of prayer, and how...
read moredisengage…I repeat…disengage…
The words in the title come from an intense scene in The Incredibles movie. I couldn't help but think of them as I was preparing to give a 'VILLAGE' talk on the importance of Solitude & Silence. Do you ever notice how long it takes for your phone to...
read moreWhat we talk about when we talk to God
I've come to expect a few things from my wife over the years. Her smile, her awesome cooking (BTW, that's an honest appreciation for her gift, not a chauvinist comment in any way), her wisdom, her love, and among other things, her phone calls while she is driving....
read moreHow much do you want it? Really?
Over the next few weeks we want to look at one word as it pertains to our faith journey - DEEPER. If we take some time to reflect, most of us would agree that it takes more than just brief thoughts and hopeful aspirations to grow in a relationship with Jesus. Jesus...
read moreAll I want for New Years is…Hope
(my first instalment of 52 posts that reflect thoughts from our weekly conversations at The Village) I think about all the good intentions people have around this time of year. The resolutions made, the promises said, the ambitious goals written down in journals...
read morewhere did blank church come from and why start a blog?
While preparing and planning to plant a new church community in Whitby the last few years, I stumbled upon a name and and idea. For almost a year before our church community (The Village) went public, we actually called ourselves Blank Church. There were a few reasons...
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