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Living Within Grace

The acoustics in Watson Chapel at UBC are outstanding. If you have yet to experience the Chapel, I highly encourage you to at least visit it. Much of my own time this year is spent there as it plays host to our Sunday night College Worship. I attribute the wonderful acoustics to the high ceilings, the shape of the room, and the materials the walls are made of. However, I have zero experience with acoustical...

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Where Do You Go For Advice?

Ask my kids what my number one life rule is and they will tell you, “Don’t do dumb.” I learned this lesson from a book about mistakes people made in their careers and the consequences of those mistakes. A common thread ran throughout each of their stories. They had big ideas and big dreams, but they didn’t have the self-discipline to pull back and see the big picture before getting into situations that created big trouble and, in some cases, cost them their...

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Make Time for God

Before Covid hit, I wrote a song in late 2019 with my friend Carl called “Make Time for God”. It was inspired by the opening chapter of Proslogion by Anselm of Canterbury (c.1077-1078 AD). Here’s an excerpt: "Come now, insignificant man, leave behind for a time your preoccupations; seclude yourself for a while from your disquieting thoughts. Turn aside now from heavy cares, and set aside your wearisome tasks. Make time for God, and rest a while in Him...

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