http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike Iron Sharpens Iron Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:46:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Stewarding our moment - part two David Chotka in his wonderful book called "Power Praying" wants to teach on prayer that engages the enemy, and wants to refer to the famous passage on Ephesians about spiritual armor. But he wants to make sure us as readers get the most important things ... http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2011/12/what-do-you-mean-change-the-world/ Stewarding Our Moment - Part One What is the sanctifying opportunity God has placed before you? "Most men, indeed, play at religion as they play at games, religion itself  being of all games the one most universally played.....the emptiness of it is apparent from the face that afterwards no one is basically ... http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2011/11/your-transformation-is-right-in-front-of-you/ Today my grandpa went to be with the Lord.  He was a co-founder of our Alliance seminary in Canada (now called Ambrose), and taught many of our pastors and missionaries over the years. He was also a very important part of my young life,  throughout my years as a pastor, ... http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2011/10/no-longer-slaves-but-friends/ "Over there, we don't have the luxury of isolation" (from a missionary colleague re: working in the least-reached areas of the world) ___________________________________ [caption id="attachment_392" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Themes discussed in Young Leaders forum"][/caption] Last week, I attended a conference for North American mission agencies (both para church and denominational). There was about 500 of ... http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2011/10/refuse-to-compete/ Notes from an Alliance church, Fall 2011 When Debbie Macphail returned to her seat after sharing her moving words at Anne Kahle’s memorial, I immediately asked “Can I have that?”, motioning to her notes. I couldn’t wait to share this on the blog. Some people think that the only way to serve ... http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2011/09/she-knew-her-calling/ Sometimes it feels like: we, who live at a time of an overabundance of theories  of organizational leadership, workshops and conferences, books and degree programs, of unparalleled  wealth at our disposal (even tax-credited by our government), of technological possibilities that we are using in incredible ways, with yet more coming as we speak, of opportunities ... http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2011/08/tension-in-my-tribe/ GUEST BLOG: Bonnie Burnett Derek and Bonnie (Douglas) Burnett are C&MA International Workers in Thailand. They working in the area of training Thai leaders through locally led centers of education in remote areas of the country. I have been blessed to have heard moving stories about Bonnie's family before, and as ... http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2011/07/how-often-do-we-get-to-see-both-the-start-and-the-finish-of-the-work-given-to-us/ Oh, those Canadians Christians at the beginning of the 21st century. What a time to live! Imagine giving the Apostle Paul a tour of our country right now: Scene 1: Walking through the north-west suburbs of Calgary “Paul, God has blessed us with riches beyond measure. Believers own or rent hundreds of ... http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2011/06/canada-day-prayers/ Hope:  Name it when you see it Two things I saw over the past couple of weeks that gave me hope. The Hub on Barrington Street in Halifax:  This scrubbed brick, for-rent 2nd floor group meeting room hosted some movers and shakers on Saturday, April 30th (But maybe not the normal downtown ... http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2011/05/hope/ "I see a generation, rising up to take it's place..." (Hillsong) What a weekend. I am tired but blessed, and I think I need to look back at what just happened. From Friday to Sunday lunchtime, I got spend some time with the young adult community from First Alliance church (Toronto) out ... http://www.sea2sea.ca/mike/2011/02/dont-be-good-christians/