In a few words the essence of everything I was trying to say both as a novelist and as a preacher, it would be something like this: Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is
Listen to Your Life
Youth Studying Scripture – Grace Chapel Halifax
French fries and Bible study. That’s what is encouraging Youth Pastor Pelham Flowerdew at Grace Chapel (Halifax, NS) right now. A high school student asked Pelham if he could start a Bible study for her and her friends. So a
Disappointment & Hope – Aurora North End Parish Church
In recent years, Kevin Jolly and the Aurora North End Parish Church congregation have been faithfully praying about how to steward their building space well. They’ve got space – a church hall – that they’d like to be occupied and
Multi-Church Service – Grace Chapel
Earlier this summer, Grace Chapel in Halifax, NS hosted a multi-lingual worship service for the four different congregations that use their building. Grace Chapel. Arabic Christian Church. Rehoboth Ethiopian Church. Fountain of Life Sudanese Church. Shoukrey from the Arabic church
Zoom Bible Study
A pastor noted his desire for more Jesus-conversation. He wondered what God might be inviting him into. He found himself thinking about two family members who live across the country. Maybe they would want to engage in some thoughtful conversation
Chemistry & Theology – Grace Chapel
When Pelham started Acadia University, he wasn’t sure what to take. But he was good at chemistry in high school, so chose a major in chemistry. However, he discovered he enjoyed theology electives through Acadia Divinity College! What does a
from curiosity to confidence – Halifax
A few years ago, a church in Halifax put out over 1000 flyers for a neighbourhood cleanup.It’s part of their parish approach – to help the neighbourhood be a great community and so they invite their neighbours to join them.A
one step at a time – Aurora North End Parish Church
Kevin, pastor at Aurora North End Parish Church in Halifax, and his leadership team started to wonder about their church hall.It was a big space. How do we use this space well?For the flourishing of the neighbourhood? So they wondered
Holy Discontent – Fall River Chapel
When I asked a church leader from Nova Scotia about one of the unexpected gifts during the past couple of unsettling years, his answer was this:Holy discontent. It wasn’t really the answer I was expecting.But as he explained, it began to
Two churches working together – Colby CC and LifeBridge CC
Two churches – one space.Two signs – one front lawn.Colby Community Church and LifeBridge Community Church. Instead of a story about a church splitting, this is a story of two churches working together.Two distinct churches who probably see some things