Let the Sermon be Interrupted
i “Rabbi, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Once again Jesus is interrupted. It must happen to Him a dozen times or...
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- Dec 3, 2016
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The Secret of Life of Mascots
The Teddy Bear is named after the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt – affectionately known Roosevelt’s close friend...
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- Oct 11, 2016
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Giving Good Gifts
“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? …....
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- Sep 26, 2016
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The Church as a City of Refuge
This June, my wife and I visited the village of Le Chambon sur Lignon, in the mountains of France near the borders of Switzerland and...
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- Jan 22, 2016
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100 Huntley Street: The Lessons we can learn from David
http://100huntley.com/watch?id=222982&title=the-lessons-we-can-learn-from-david #David #leadership #story #words
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- Jan 2, 2016
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In Praise of Small Beginnings
I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with my son in Bethlehem. It was both wonderful and disruptive. And it was the least festive...
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- Oct 2, 2015
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Arms Wide Open
Recently I spoke three times at Ambrose University, where I teach, on the theme of hospitality. I used three texts – John 4, where Jesus...
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- Mar 13, 2015
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Are You Eccentric?
If there’s an international anthem, here’s its refrain: I’m so busy, I’m so tired, there’s more for me to do than there is of me to do...
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- Apr 30, 2014
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Regent College Interview: Lessons from David
http://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/news/2014/mark-buchanan-on-lessons-from-david
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- Mar 30, 2014
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Let It Snow
It’s snowing in Alberta today, and minus 10. It’s snowed all week. Actually, it’s snowed here since October 6, non-stop, except for a few...
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- Mar 7, 2014
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I Am the One Jesus Loves
I am preparing (among approximately one thousand other things) to teach this spring at Regent College a course on the story of David.[*]...
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- Feb 13, 2014
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The Four Best Places to Live
Just released through Amazon, available in Audio or ebook format: http://www.amazon.com/Four-Best-Places-Live-Discovering/dp/B00ICSD8W4/r...
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- Jan 22, 2014
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Friday Five Interview
Recently I was interviewed by Daniel Darling of Leadership Journal on my transition from Pastor to Professor. http://www.christianitytoda...
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- Jan 11, 2014
- 4 min
In Praise of Simple-Mindedness
I’m becoming simple-minded. And it’s a good thing. Well, mostly. Some of my simple-mindedness is just old-fashioned stupidity, a failure...
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- Jan 3, 2014
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A Sweet Tooth for Black Diamonds
I’ve never snowboarded, but I’ve skied most my entire life. My first time, age 12, I fell off the T-bar half way up the track, which...
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- Dec 6, 2013
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One More Rant about Albertan Winters
A few years back I wrote a book called Spiritual Rhythm. The title is vaguely misleading. The book is really about seasons of the heart:...
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- Nov 22, 2013
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At Least We’re Not in Edmonton
Before I moved to Alberta 3 months ago, I thought the bottom part of a thermometer was just for show. The sub-zero scale, I reckoned, was...
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- Nov 1, 2013
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My Techno Deficiencies
Most technology baffles me. It’s to me what Russia was to Churchill – a mystery inside an enigma inside a riddle. I think my deficiency...
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- Oct 11, 2013
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Giving & Thanksgiving
The Christian life has two basic shapes: cruciform and eucharistic. It is about giving and thanksgiving. It is about dying to self, and...
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- Oct 4, 2013
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Join the Song
A friend posted on facebook this week a video of a young man singing his heart out on an Interstate in southern California. His windows...
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