Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Bella


So last week I was having lunch in our storehouse. We feed about 100+ there are week. I was talking at one of the tables and a guy comes up and says, "Did you say abortion? I hate abortion!" I was actually talking about something very different. So I said, 'no I didn't.' He walked on.

It was strange and sometimes it occurs to me that this might be a God moment. A possibility if you think life might not be random. So, after lunch i walked up to the guy and i said, 'hey why do you hate abortion?'

He says to me, 'It's not right, I don't think mom's should be able to kill babies. You know they are babies!' Not a popular position especially amongst some of our street workers I am quite sure.

It occured to me that he like myself might have a problem with abortion because we have a deep, unconscious understanding that we were made to live and give life, to protect and nurture it. I was reminded of Bella perhaps the most redemptive movie I have ever seen. It helped me see my need to be a dad. You see it is about what happens when there aren't dads in the picture. The desperate aloneness that women have to face.
I said to the guy, 'I think God might have given you the gift to be a great dad and that is why you hate abortion.'
I wish there were more dads. Perhaps if there were more great dads there wouldn't be a need for abortions.
Stunned he simply said, 'thanks.'

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

my inspiration


This is my wife Kate, and her future CD cover. She is a writer, and a musician, and a great mom. She is through her second draft of her first novel-but she doesn't want me to talk about it. I love her.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

DEEPER COMMETH


Well, I suppose it is great to know what life will bring. No need to have time travel, or a diviner for the future. All you really need is a daytimer and a seemingly endless supply of things to put in it.

I am very excited though about my future. We have successfully stolen Deeper. A conference from the East Coast Vineyards. It was so great we travelled 19 hrs to get there. Now....its here in Ontario.

October 10-12, youth and young adults from the four corners of the world, maybe just cambridge will come to worship and participate in this first time event.

look for it....watch for it.....pray for it.....cause i am already crappin my pants.


I'm stoked.