Sermons from June 2013
Oh Canada Series Part 2: He Shall Have Dominion
On July 1, 1867, our nation was born; New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada were proclaimed the Dominion of Canada, with John A. Macdonald as its first prime minister. The area of Upper Canada was called Ontario and Lower Canada was called Quebec. It is said while reading the Bible…
Oh Canada Series Part 1: Great Canadians
What do the telephone, instant mashed potatoes, the egg carton, a cardiac pacemaker and a snow blower have in common? They were each invented by a Canadian. For history buffs, a country’s past offers a wealth of fascinating information and trivia that can both entertain and educate. But, even more importantly, a nation’s history is about people who, with courage and…
The Inescapable Truth About Fatherhood
There is a lot of pressure on fathers these days – all kinds of fathers – from foster dads, single dads and step-dads to divorced dads and your conventional parent. Once you become a father, you cannot un-become one, even if you try. You have entered into the realm of fatherhood that cannot be un-done. How a father chooses to carry out this role may vary. With…
Who Needs a Second Chance?
None of us plan for failure in our lives, but at some point we must admit that something went wrong and we need to deal with it. Our tendency is to deny we have failed or beat ourselves up – reliving our failures over and over. Is there a way we can find peace with ourselves and others and move forward? That is what we will look at this week through the life of Jonah,…
Faith & the Marketplace Part 3: PURSUING EXCELLENCE
The best companies enable, survey, and measure ‘employee engagement.’ It has become a field of study and the subject of articles on how to manage a high performing organization. The reason it commands attention is because employees who care about the future of their organization, and understand and…