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A Story Told… a Story Lived
I spent the day at a Lord of the Rings themed summer camp for boys located in Southern Alberta, Camp Rivendell. It was amazing to see this 160 acre site which has been transformed into J.R.R. Tolkien’s imaginary world of Middle Earth, and 220 boys, teens, and dads enter into the stories- carrying swords, dressing [...]
Sexual Purity Part II: Flee
If you’re in a situation with your boyfriend or girlfriend and things are starting to get out of control, get up and walk away. I’m not kidding. The only other option is sin. Don’t just lie on the couch together. Get up and go for a walk around the block. If you’re sitting at your computer and are tempted to look at pornography, turn off the computer, get up and walk away. I mean, it’s really difficult to look at pornography on your computer when you computer is turned off and you are in another room.
Summer Renovations
There are more people converted from mortal sin to grace than there are religious (people) converted from good to better. -St. Bernard of Clairvaux This past weekend, I had the opportunity to lead music at the Catholic Family Life Conference. I’ve been involved in this conference in nearly every ministry imaginable over the past 15 [...]
Retreat!
I will lead her into the wilderness (desert) and speak speak persuasively to her. -Hosea 2:16 Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest for awhile. -Mark 6:31 Over the past year, I have facilitated 60 retreats for a few thousand youth in Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Devon, Hinton, Westlock, Wainwright, Sherwood Park, [...]
‘Be Not Afraid,,,’
”Be not afraid.” Jesus says it, angels repeat it, and our two most recent Popes have included it in their inaugural addresses. As a person who is often quite afraid, it is a comforting reminder that God is control of the universe. I am afraid of the dark, I am afraid of heights, and most [...]
I Love Video Games
I love video games, I am not particularly good at them, I don’t really have a lot of time to play them, and my collection of games is the envy of no one …but I love taking time to play them when I get a chance. Over the last couple of months, I’ve been working [...]
The Passover Lamb
You may recall the great Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoatwhich picks up the story of God’s chosen people right before they get exiled to Egypt. Generations after God used Joseph to rescue the Israelites from famine – and all of Egypt along with it – Pharaoh forgot the debt he [...]
New blog coming late tonight!
I realized last night that it’s been almost a month since I blogged- and also heard in the last week from three people who’ve actually been following this (I didn’t think many were!) so I’ll get something up later on today. I expect I’ll be back to a regular Tuesday/Friday blogging starting next week. God [...]
The Light is Coming!
I am afraid of the dark… and yet, I’m not afraid enough of it.