Pastor David

Full Justice

Can the victims of bullies ever really get justice or do they just remain victims forever. No, this other world shows clearly that justice is coming for the victims and their bu...

A New Hope

In coming of age stories, often there are issues of power. The world of the up and comer seems overwhelmingly powerful and the choice seems to be, join in with the system of opp...

Promise of Peace

When our everyday life feels too chaotic for us to handle, we need someone outside of the chaos to help us navigate and to give us hope. What is real? Are our lives hopelessly o...

Back to Basics

In many coming of age stories, the protagonist is taken to a different land or world in order to learn something about themselves. This self-knowledge and character development ...

An Unusual Christ for Unusual Times

What does God do when the life of his people is in utter chaos? Does he leave them to reread His word, written long ago? No, He draws close to his people and gives them a new vi...

Acceptable Offering

Often the church approaches the topic of giving by summarizing the biblical mandate to give 10% of our income. This teaching focuses on duty which mars the heart of what it mean...

The Church as Martyr

Fear can hold us back from stepping out of our churches and homes with the good news of the kingdom. Prayer and the Spirit are key to us taking up our missional calling.

The Church as Outpost

In Christendom, it was assumed that Jesus resided inside the church building. If people wanted to encounter the holy they should go to the church. In post-Christian society, Jes...

The Purpose of the Church

How is a world that has rejected God supposed to know God? The church is God’s icon. Through the church, the world receives a taste of the kingdom of God. This is what it means ...

The Action of the Church

Too often we put the activity of the church into an “either/or” situation. Either we preach the gospel of Jesus or we care for the poor and the marginalized. But, when we proper...

The Science of Church

During Christendom, it was assumed that the mission of the kingdom of God was complete. Therefore, all that was left to do was worship. However, we are now in a post-Christian w...

Eye On the Prize

Actively Responding

We have engaged in the holy discipline of listening to the other. Now we want to discern how to respond. Faith without works is dead says James and Jesus say salvation has arriv...

Peace Isn’t Passive

Like it or not we are living through a time where issues of continued racism in Canada and the U.S. have come to the fore. The church cannot turn a blind eye to it or simply wis...

Hold On To Your Pearls

In our Facebook culture, we have learned to publish our opinion on almost every subject—whether we are qualified or not. Jesus calls us to practice a different way, holding back...

Frankie Says Relax

Life is stressful. It seems like we have to work constantly to get ahead and to get what we want. As a result, we live stressed lives that break down our health and robs us of r...

What’s In Your Wallet?

In our culture, it is common to be asked if we are making our money work for us. Jesus flips the question. Are we working for our money? That is, is our money in charge of us? I...

Hungering For God

“Welcome to McDonald’s, can I take your order please?” We live in a fast-food culture that has extended to every part of our lives. We expect what we want, when we want it. This...

Simple Prayer in Complex Times

Prayer seems like such a basic and fundamental part of faith. Yet, most people shy away from it and hardly anyone would be willing to claim that they excel at it. If we are goin...

Uninformed Hands

In light of the fact that God gave his one and only Son for us, it is no surprise that giving is a key expectation God has for us. But, how we carry out this practice has a lot ...