Good News for Canadians

Good News for Canadians

Christmas is a time of year that largely has Canada’s attention. What should we as Christians and churches be communicating about it? As diverse as we are religiously and ethnically as a country, we still have a public holiday on December 25th. It has become, in...
Jesus’ Very Long Day

Jesus’ Very Long Day

I’ve noticed lately that our society is getting tired, and I am convinced that God has something better for us as citizens of the kingdom. Just pull up a chair and watch people. They run from paid work to housework to volunteer work, pushing every yellow light, taking...
Pentecostal Belonging

Pentecostal Belonging

Why are you a Pentecostal? Is it history, present experience, future hope, or a combination of them all? If you dug out my baptism certificate, you would know that I was Christened Anglican. Mom returned to her childhood faith at a Pentecostal Sunday School when my...
Kingdom Economics: Forfeiting Power

Kingdom Economics: Forfeiting Power

We all want power in our lives. Whether it’s our workplace, our church, our direction, or even our relationships, the quest for power over such things feeds an inner need for security that often transcends logic. If I could only make my boss do this, or make my pastor...
Belong

Belong

One of the things I love most about working at the PAONL is the sense of belonging. I’m not sure what you envision when you think of walking in the doors at 57 Thorburn, but for me it is a family. Mary, Owen and Dave are more than just MDSI Team members. Owen and I...
What is God Doing Now?

What is God Doing Now?

“Do not remember the former things, or consider things of old. I am about to do a new thing. Now it springs forth. Do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:18-19). As long as I can remember, I have had spiritual FOMO (fear of missing out). As a young person, I was often...