by Kent | Oct 9, 2016 | Featured Entries
It’s a strange experience when a storm passes in life. If spared, we sigh with relief when we go out the front door after Hurricane Matthew’s winds die down, or come back into town from evacuating to see that the full brunt narrowly missed our town. After this storm...
by Kent | May 31, 2016 | Haiti
Bap! Sitting under a mango tree seems like a shade-blessed idea under the hot summer sun…until a mango falls! Fortunately, Honore took the hit on his leg not his head. A few minutes later he laughed and said now he was going to eat it, as revenge. Twice a year I love...
by Kent | May 23, 2016 | Faith
I heard Jesus was lying on a bench out on the streets in downtown Hamilton, Ontario. People had called the police. So I wanted to go see him. I was in Hamilton for my first trip to launch my new book. These trips are always a gift, and I have many of them planned over...
by Kent | Apr 27, 2016 | Featured Entries
My early experience with Slow Kingdom Coming is that it will be a great book for discussion. I’ve had the chance to do seminars of the book already with adult Sunday School classes, with mission committees, and with university students. Each time was a great...
by Kent | Jan 12, 2016 | Haiti
As we come to the 6th anniversary of Haiti’s earthquake, I’m reflecting on the many who lost their lives. The many whose lives were changed by who and what they lost. I’m also thinking of the courage of those who survived, including those we get to call colleagues and...