Leadership

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...

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...

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? …....

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...

Jan 22, 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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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.[*]...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

Oct 11, 2013
1 min

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...

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...