Spring Clean Up

The weather was great for a little spring clean up at 293 Place Street. After breakfast one crew got to work indoors while another tackled the yard work.

Women's Conference

A group of 16 of us joined over 700 women at the Coffee Break Women's Conference at the Meeting House in Oakville on April 20 . It was a great day, full of laughter and tears and surprises and challenges! Talk to one of the women if you want more detail : )

One of the least of these

This Sunday I am away, preaching on a scheduled appointment in Wingham. Our guest preacher, John Zwart, will be looking at Matthew 25:31-46- "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." April 28, 10 a.m.

No happy ending

The tragic events of last Monday bring the magnitude and difficulty of forgiveness home in a real way. Will those who suffered losses ever be able to forgive? Should they? Forgiveness will not bring a little boy back to his family. After talking about forgiving for the last two weeks, this Sunday we look at the “how to.” We have a model to follow – God himself. It will be costly, it will take time, and there might not be a happy ending, but it is worth it. Sunday, April 21, 10 a.m.

Chance of Thunder

In our second message on the topic of forgiveness, we confess that too often we fail to forgive not because we can’t, but because we won’t. We walk around with a thundercloud over our heads, convicted that some people are beyond forgiveness. That kind of thinking leaves us in the dark. We come out of the darkness, and find the courage to forgive, only when we “walk as Jesus did.” Sunday, April 14, 10 a.m.

Our newest grandson

Meet William Klein-Geltink! He was born on March 22, 7lb 1oz. God has blessed us in so many ways.

Eureka!

The investors on Dragons' Den didn't like it- too dangerous, but the "swimfin" is turning out to be a great invention. Lewis Smedes calls "forgiveness" God's invention for coming to terms with a world in which people are unfair to each other and hurt each other deeply (in Forgive & Forget). Too many of us are skeptical; we think it's too dangerous, not likely to bring us success. But God wants us to invest, and through his grace, we will profit in a big way. Sunday, April 7, 10 am.