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Dear friends,
We hope the title of this newsletter is not too much of a shock. Undoubtedly it will catch some off guard, as perhaps we were a little caught off guard in the last few months as the Lord began to unfold the next step in our journey. But – with much fondness, sentimentality, and joy in our hearts – we are writing today to share some exciting news, and to profoundly thank all of you who have ventured to journey with us here at the Rock over the last decade. Read the rest of this entry » |
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Two Fools on the Road to Emmaus Podcast – What is detachment? Can it influence the way we live and love? Mark and Mike examine how attachment and detachment shape the way we relate, use power, and minister to each other.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 19:47 — 9.1MB)
Once upon a time there were two carpenters; framers to be precise. Each day they would arrive at the building site to pound nails, erect walls. The first, a glum man, was asked what he was doing. “I hammer nails,” he replied, looking sour. “Every day, hammer nails and more nails. Day in, day out, hammering nails. I hammer nails, I get paid.” His was a monochrome life.
The second carpenter was posed the same question. His eyes were alive as he drove each nail and erected the wall and put it in place. “I’m building a hospital!” he exclaimed. “In this hospital people of our town will have access to the latest medical care.” Read the rest of this entry »
Two Fools on the Road to Emmaus Podcast – Join Mark and Mike as they continue the conversation started last week in “The Austerity Gospel”, by examining the relationship between fear, commitment and intimacy. Somehow this leads to a question about rapture / tribulation theology, and the selfishness that seems apparent in that thinking when examined from a broad vantage. And, eventually, the guys find themselves asking a familiar question with major Kingdom implications: does the end justify the means?
Podcast: Download (Duration: 22:59 — 10.5MB)
The first weekend in October a group of twenty three from Canada and a couple from the United States gathered in the Crowsnest Pass in southwestern Alberta to share what we have been experiencing in our journeys, and to share our personal stories of our unique walks with Jesus.
It was a very special weekend for many, including myself, as people from a variety of backgrounds came and were very honest about where they are at with Jesus, ministry and Church as they understand it. The wide array of positions and ideas were wonderful, and amidst such diversity there was a sweet sense of connection around our shared faith in Jesus, regardless of how one feels about pastors, institutional forms of church or “free range” believers who do church very simply. Read the rest of this entry »