The Thursday After

Sunday at WMB (Waterloo, Online, Notes) we kicked of a new series on the “life changing habits of Jesus”. Matthew 11 is pretty cool – worth the read. Jesus has been castigating the cities who ignored him, and then focuses on the people around him: Jesus resumed talking to the people, but now tenderly. “The… Read more ….

Today, fittingly a Thursday after, is the last day of our 180 challenge. The entire bible (sort of) in 180 days. How did you experience the journey? I have found it an amazing journey. The blog posting linked in the 180 challenge for today is a great summary: The Bible is a stunning piece of literature,… Read more ….

Today was special at WMB Waterloo (service, notes). John and Jam Coffey spoke about IT Tender in Manilla. There was communion and a new song. And MJ’s baptism showed us that Jesus makes a difference in people’s lives. This coming week is also special — we complete the 180 challenge … watch for a blog… Read more ….

My highlight at WMB (Waterloo) this morning was the the kids playing “My Lighthouse” on colourful ukuleles. The ukulele is serious business, and perhaps one of the kids will go a long way. They could aspire to join the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, and maybe even play The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.… Read more ….

If you were at WMB (Waterloo) this morning (service here, no notes available online), then you experienced a celebration of the fruits of the Spirit, how Jesus makes a difference in peoples lives, kids & moms. It was great to be part of. The Bible intendeds a lifetime of meditating and growth. While you might… Read more ….

Today at WMB we celebrated and talked about some of the gifts given by the Holy Spirit (video, notes). Hopefully this post helps you parse some of it in your home group community. In this part of the letter to the Corinthians (1 Cor 12), Paul answers a question the Corinthians had about the “special abilities”… Read more ….

Sturgeons Law: “Ninety percent of everything is crap.” I probably came across Sturgeon’s Law during my sarcastic 20’s. It still appeals to me, but in a different way. Theodore Sturgeon was a sci-fi writer in the 60’s who got tired of people saying sci-fi was terrible. He agreed that a lot of sci-fi is bad,… Read more ….

This morning (video, notes), WMB started a new series on the Holy Spirit. Lets start with some basics – how do the Bible writers talk about God’s Spirit? Here’s a great overview video: God’s Spirit is mentioned right at the beginning – “And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters”… Read more ….

At WMB this morning (service, notes), we studied Romans and celebrated Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week. Jesus comes into Jerusalem and the showdown with the religious leaders comes to a head. Its an intense, busy week between the bookends of Palm Sunday (lets celebrate a new promised king!) and an… Read more ….