Growth & Learning
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In this past year alone I have taught many books/topics: Church history and heresies, Introduction to the Prophets and Amos, Gospel of Matthew, Revelation. Every time I receive lots of feedback: “Are you recording the teachings”, “I wish I could do the SBS”, “I would love to hear more about those books!” BUT I have…
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Every year we begin to prepare for the new season. Not spring, or winter or even summer or fall… but birthday season! From April 15-May 25 we celebrate all of the kid’s birthdays. We sit down with each child and ask, “What do you want for your birthday breakfast and dinner? Is there a special…
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At the beginning of 2016 I began the journey of writing the thesis for last part of my Master’s Degree in Biblical Studies. This past week I finally completed this huge project in my life! (You can read the thesis attached to this post if you would like). It was quite the road to travel.…
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This past year I have been working on my thesis for my Masters Degree in Biblical Studies. It has been a really fun thesis as I have been studying the early church fathers and how their writings can be helpful and more applicable to evangelical Christians. I’m looking for people who would be willing to…
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Traffic congestion in Kyiv. Interestingly, its not that there is so much traffic that people can’t get anywhere, as you can see at the top of the photo. When the light turns yellow as many people as possible drive into the intersection. The thinking is sound, if I get in there, then I will be…
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Part of our work is teaching and part of our work is leading a team of Bible teachers. One aspect to leading a team is providing opportunities for their growth. We recently hosted a 5 week seminar course studying New Testament theology. This kind of course is deeper than our School of Biblical Studies (SBS).…
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One of our friends recommended this series for teaching kids about sex. There are two sets of 5 books, one for boys and one for girls. The series begins with “Why Boys and Girls are Different” for ages 4-6 and then goes on from there. Click for the first book for boys and for girls.
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Wilrens is one of the people that we look to as a leader in our European Biblical Studies community. His input into our lives challenges us in many ways and one of the ways he inputs into our lives is by his website: http://www.wilrens.org/ Recently he posted about feeding ourselves spiritually: What do you do to…
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Our team in Ukraine will be kicking off an indepth Bible Study Program in the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. This is an incredible program that will grow your mind and your love for Jesus! In case you’re wondering the program will run in Kyiv.
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Some friends have been asking what course I will be taking in Calgary in a few weeks. I’m really going to study under a professor, a man by the name of Tremper Longman III. Why is he so special? He wrote the book on the wisdom literature. I’m really excited to learn from him, even…
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This is a great series on the many basic topics relevant to a new or growing Christian. Highly recommended. Of course, as with any book or series some answers or ideas fail to perfectly address all the issues possible. But as a general resource this is an excellent starting point. Click here or on the…
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I had a new friend invite me over to his chair the other day. He wanted to ask me a question. “Have you ever hated someone?” It’s not everyday I’m asked that. He explained a little more and I suggested he give this book a read, “The Hiding Place” by Corrie Ten Boom. In it…
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Ten years ago, on this night, I went to bed early while my brother Jonathan and four of my best friends, Kyle, Juergen, Shaun and Colin were hanging out in the living room. Kind of strange. Maybe. I was of course, on the verge of getting married -the step in life that one is ever…
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I don’t know if you’ve ever done it, contemplated it or know someone who’s done it – but we did it. For a whole month, July 18 – Aug 17 we deactivated our facebook account. Actually, its quite a great feature. Facebook will keep everything on your account, but people won’t be able to find…
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Please click here to see the pictures fullscreen! Happy Birthdayhttp://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf If you really want, you can also view it on Issuu or just open up the PDF right here.
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When it comes to living in far off places there are so many things that we have to learn. So when I read an article about what people need to learn if they are coming to Canada or America I thought it kind of interesting. HSBC has a culture guide by country which is what…
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We have travelled and taught and studied multiple new languages with such variety as Mandarin Chinese, Indonesian and Russian. Of course, as teachers it is incredibly important to show humility by also being a learner, of culture and language, so that we don’t think we only have something to offer without also realizing that we…
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Hey Dad! I just wanted to write you a little note and say I love you and I’m so thankful for you! Since you’ve been gone I’ve been trying to include Jay and Cas in more things I do, not just getting the jobs done but trying to let them be a part of it.…
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I’m posting this article from Christianity Today because of its relevance to my post on Father’s Day. There is a really great quote below: Frederick von Hugel said the institution of the church is like the bark on the tree. There’s no life in the bark. It’s dead wood. But it protects the life of…
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This last Saturday we had a church picnic and baptism. What a beautiful day it was and by that I don’t mean the weather. Oh, the weather was great too but what makes a baptism special is not the weather. It’s being a part of something incredible. What is baptism? Maybe this is oversimplifying it…
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