Revival. What about it? Does it have anything to do with me? Good question. Only you know the answer to that. What does your heart say? Is it hungry? Is it thirsty? A starving body needs reviving. Is that starving body you? If so, revival is for you! God delightfully invites you to life. Well, […]
To the man who threw a bottle through our window
To the man who threw a bottle through our window: We know what you did last night. We have a message for people like you. There’s no place in this world for you. …but we wish there was. Life is full of pain, sometimes. And for some people, all the time. And many of those […]
Reflections on Revival
Revival. How do you react to that word? What does it mean to you? What is your first thought when you hear the word, REVIVAL? Do you long for the Spirit of God to work deeply in your heart, in the church’s heart? Why or why not? Allow this word, revival, to reside in your […]
HopeCC Update
It is midnight and my plane pierces the darkness, leaving behind the fading lights below, the only visible sign of inhabitation. The moon lies on its back and I settle in for a night’s sleep, reflecting on my stay at HopeCC. I had just found out this morning that my sick sister had […]
Good Music, Bad Ideas
Good Music Bad Ideas by Jim Biggs and Ryan Duford There is nothing in this world like an impassioned theologian. Gotta have them so there’s some fizz in this pop. Impassioned theologians like to protest lousy song lyrics. We musicians try to guard against bad lyrics, but sometimes a song is so much fun to […]
Ryan’s Reads: Winter/Spring 2015
I’ve included some quotes and a short “Why Should You Read This Book”. Be sure to check these out online, in a bookstore, or in the church library! •How God Became King: Getting to the heart of the Gospels by Tom Wright What it would look like if we really believed that the […]
Confidence
Jesus understands every weakness of ours, because he was tempted in every way that we are. But he did not sin! So whenever we are in need, we should come bravely before the throne of our merciful God. There we will be treated with undeserved kindness, and we will find help.
Update on Compassion Trip
Lots of people and music added to a warm church welcome Watch Video Clip Watch Video Clip We saw one of the Compassion projects and played kick-ball with the children. Watch Video Clip We visited a family in a tarp house. At the village we saw a boy in the field.
Community Formation
It always perplexed me as I read the stories in the Bible about the early church and the importance they attributed to life in community on their journey together towards Christ. It seemed like they had something I did not – even though I had friends, family and faith! It made me wonder what true community actually […]
What Hebrew Has to Do with Real Life
Learning to Listen Things have been pretty good over here in BC. Life has its ups and downs, and this part of mine is officially an “up”! For the last few years I have been going through a bit of a restructuring about how I understand God. I had found out that the way I […]