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I read in my morning alone time the following describing how we get wrapped up in activity.  By the end of the day we have missed it!  “It” being . . .

the day slips away and love is left undone.

A Kindersley Alliance Church History (which I compiled) is now available on Amazon – $10.00 each.

Using our "official" start date of January 12, 1940, this commemorates and celebrates 80 years of ministry.

Those who might be interested in a rural church history, those who are related to the church, those who have interest in rural church ministry, . . . The 150 page volume is titled "Living 20/20: Kindersley Alliance Church in Perspective – the Reference Volume." It is currently ranked #259,007 in the Amazon top 100 books listing! For that reason, just type in Kindersley Alliance Church when you search for the book, and it will pop up – otherwise you get all sorts of weird and wonderful suggestions!!  Or click on the link below:

In the interplay of words and redefinition that is constantly happening –

Am I a social conservative or a social liberal?

A social conservative looks at the past definitions of a society and seeks to conserve them.  A social liberal seeks to have a greater latitude – a sense of liberation.

Here’s an example. 

Marriage is currently defined in Canada fairly broadly.  There are opposite sex marriages and same sex marriages.

Is someone now a social conservative if they define marriage narrowly as between a man and a woman?  Or are they are social conservative if they define marriage much more broadly?

In Canada, the socially liberal would be those who define marriage as between a man and a woman.

A social conservative will defend same-sex marriage as marriage.

Or so it seems to me.

“Even those with expectant hope and without a great deal of fear or guilt . . .”

That’s a statement I have put to myself these last few months.  As I have researched and written about the local church I attend (Kindersley Alliance Church – KAC), I have realized this is also my life story.  Quite literally for the years of my pastoring KAC.  Figuratively, in the way all good stories reflect truth to the reader.

I believe that this church has great hope for the future and a few skeletons from the past.

Dry bones rattle. 

When they do we either close the coffin unceremoniously – and put a few more nails in the lid.  OR, we examine the body – not to bring it back to life – but to see how a revival of life for the living can be found in the bones of the dead.

More on that story in weeks to come!