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Mark Buchanan

Author, Speaker, Pastor, Professor

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    Let the Sermon be Interrupted
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    • Feb 1, 2018
    • 8 min

    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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    The Secret of Life of Mascots
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    • Dec 3, 2016
    • 2 min

    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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    Giving Good Gifts
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    • Oct 11, 2016
    • 2 min

    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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    The Church as a City of Refuge
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    • Sep 26, 2016
    • 3 min

    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 23, 2016
    • 1 min

    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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    In Praise of Small Beginnings
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    • Jan 2, 2016
    • 3 min

    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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    Arms Wide Open
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    • Oct 2, 2015
    • 2 min

    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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    Are You Eccentric?
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    • Mar 13, 2015
    • 3 min

    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
    • 1 min

    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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    Let It Snow
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    • Mar 30, 2014
    • 2 min

    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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    I Am the One Jesus Loves
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    • Mar 7, 2014
    • 4 min

    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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    The Four Best Places to Live
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    • Feb 13, 2014
    • 1 min

    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
    • 1 min

    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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    In Praise of Simple-Mindedness
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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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    A Sweet Tooth for Black Diamonds
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    • Jan 3, 2014
    • 3 min

    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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    One More Rant about Albertan Winters
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    • Dec 6, 2013
    • 3 min

    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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    At Least We’re Not in Edmonton
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    • Nov 22, 2013
    • 2 min

    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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    My Techno Deficiencies
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    • Nov 1, 2013
    • 2 min

    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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    Giving & Thanksgiving
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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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    Join the Song
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    • Oct 4, 2013
    • 2 min

    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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