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Come Away : April 2014
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014. This is where we stopped 18 months ago. Five people and a dog wearily getting out of a stinky car, a continent’s worth of fast food wrappers and dirty socks spilling out onto the hot pavement, the car sagging beneath the weight of all our earthly possessions packed into the trunk and roof rack. That was a lifetime ago. What am I doing? I don't want to leave them. "There's more here than you can see right now," I sense Him saying. And He is good. Eighteen months ago we had just rol...
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Come Away : November 2012
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Video - A weekend in November. A weekend in November. Monday, November 26, 2012. A new way of worship. I’m not feeling God’s presence in worship very much these days. And now, I barely feel Him. And it makes it especially hard that so many around me have dramatic experiences in worship. I think I’m going to trust that He is doing a new work of worship in me and it’s okay that it doesn’t feel like it used to. Saturday, November 17, 2012. Video - Trip to the salmon hatchery.
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Come Away : The reward of risk
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Thursday, January 2, 2014. The reward of risk. I find an excuse to get it out almost every day. I have big black boots. They squeeze my feet. With a short breath my rip-proof jacket with reinforced elbows zips up tight. My helmet slips over my head with a pull of the straps. I close my fists to feel my leather gloves wrap tighter around my fingers. If I roll my wrist too far on the throttle it goes fast enough to scare me. But I’ve done way more irresponsible things in the past two years than ride&...
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Come Away : Moving into reality
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014. This is where we stopped 18 months ago. Five people and a dog wearily getting out of a stinky car, a continent’s worth of fast food wrappers and dirty socks spilling out onto the hot pavement, the car sagging beneath the weight of all our earthly possessions packed into the trunk and roof rack. That was a lifetime ago. What am I doing? I don't want to leave them. "There's more here than you can see right now," I sense Him saying. And He is good. Eighteen months ago we had just rol...
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Come Away : September 2013
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Sunday, September 8, 2013. Because my last post was about it feeling like Boxing Day when summer in Ontario and camp were over, I’m happy to say that coming back to Redding has felt like the start of a new year, with plenty of figurative ball-dropping, confetti and joy to go with it. This post is going to be a bit newsy rather than thoughtful to give you a sense of what it’s been like since we returned. Our new and improved back patio. Since then a snake-eating black widow spider has invaded our lovely b...
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Come Away : December 2012
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Friday, December 28, 2012. Notes from the fall term - Kris Vallotton. Sticks and stones will break your bones but names will steal your future. Many of us have been living under the wrong name. We live under a name that God hasn’t given us. When you were little, you knew you were born to rock. It takes 12 years of religion to convince you that being a loser is somehow good. When you understand who you are and whose you are, the battle is over. I tell you how to treat me by the way I treat me. Wheneve...
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Come Away : Rwanda
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Friday, May 16, 2014. Rwanda, I’ve been struggling for six weeks to explain what my trip felt like, how you impacted me, how I impacted you. I still don’t have the words. I have told the stories, shown the pictures. And yet I’m like a baby trying to grasp a helium balloon when it comes to describing what it all meant. And yet you did. I find you stunning. I find you stunning because you are a leader and beacon to the world in forgiveness and restoration. And yet there’s a deep sense of wellbeing an...
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Come Away : April 2013
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Monday, April 22, 2013. Lebanon - A stressful peace. I'm back from Beirut. Before I tell you how powerfully God is moving in Lebanon, it would be helpful to give you some geopolitical background on the country. Many have taken a piece of Lebanon and very few let go without a fight. And that's the problem. Lebanon is deeply scarred by war. The other 70 per cent of Lebanese are mainly either Shiite Muslim or Sunni Muslim. And they hate. Shia Islam is the state religion in Iran. Iran funds the large ter...
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Come Away : March 2013
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Friday, March 1, 2013. He placed a hand on my back and my chest and squeezed. 8220;You have a word, don’t you.”. 8220;I want you to speak it.”. Hearing God’s voice inside my heart is the most exhilarating and tender connection to the Father. Scripture is full of God speaking to individuals. David expresses God’s voice intimately in the Psalms. Jesus said, “my sheep hear my voice.” As Christians, we’re called to listen, hear and speak. The words started to flow. I felt my voice getting stronger. P...I sto...
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Come Away : October 2013
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Monday, October 28, 2013. My favourite book about my favourite topic: Encountering God. In the first month of school, we did a book report on what happens to be my favourite non-fiction book of all time, Face to Face with God. While I'm sure you're thinking that reading my book report is pretty dull reading, I thought I'd share it in our blog because it's a pretty personal glimpse into my own journey in intimacy with Jesus and I thought some of you might be interested. Me, He also wants to know. And bein...
