How do you imagine God? Is He an old man sitting upon a heavenly throne, unmoved by the affairs of our world? Is He a soft-hearted lamb, concerned only with…
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I am a treasure hunter by nature. In fact, I used to spend my childhood walking around playgrounds, while everyone else played red rover or some similarly inappropriate game for…
In this September of 2019, my husband Douglas and I will celebrate 50 continuous years of ministry, except for a seven-year break where we did home care for two family…
One of the best things about being Formission Director is getting a bird’s-eye view of the fellowship and gathering stories of what God is doing all across our province. This…
January 18-25 is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Churchgoers of all varieties get together to celebrate their unity. Did I say, all? Sorry about that. Let me rephrase,…
One of the PAONL’s Core Values is the “strategic mobilization of resources” around our mission and mandate. It is no secret that our greatest resource as a Fellowship is our…
When my brilliant pastor-friend recommended this book to me, I must confess to my shame that I responded with skepticism. The only work I had ever read by Peterson was…
Some of my favourite conversations as Formission Director are the heart-to-hearts I get to have with parishioners and leaders when they pose the inevitable question, “What is Formission about, anyway?” …
I have the privilege of being the assistant pastor of Glad Tidings Church in Lab City, “a church for all people with enough love to go around.” Not content to…
The years are adding up. Decades now. Involvement in small groups ministry has been a constant in my life for some time. But this has made me nowhere near an…
