Tomorrow I’m not eating any food. I’m fasting. We’re on the verge of something that I think could significantly transform the lives of hundreds of families and the future of Connexus. And I want to be ready. So I’m fasting and some of our staff and key team are as well. (Next week we’ll invite […]
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I’m really enjoying the conversation around our new series Three Letter Word. (If you missed the messages so far, you can catch up online or get the podcast on iTunes.) The series is probing this question: why do we always want to trust God for things? Why don’t we simply trust God? Frankly, it’s a question
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If you’re reading this blog post, chances are you’ve been impacted by Christ and the church in a positive way. I know in my life I am so deeply grateful for the love and mercy of Christ that has met me. Question for you: how would you feel if the church had decided to close
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2011 has been an incredible year so far! Did you know that during the White Flag series, 62 people made a decision to stop running from God and submit their lives to Him? Incredible! White Flag wraps up in Orillia this weekend, and in Barrie, we start a brand new series called Three Letter Word.
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Ever struggle with trusting God? Been disappointed in God? I think we’ve all been there. I think that’s one of the big reasons some of you quit going to church and some of your friends don’t go or have never gone. That’s why I’d love for you to take two minutes to watch what we
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Yesterday was a special day at our Barrie Campus (hang in for this Sunday Orillia!). 43 people made a decision to stop running from God and submit their lives to him (there may have been more, but that’s who stood up). It was an incredible response to a great message in the White Flag series,
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I love to hear new ideas, to gather new information and to listen to (and write) new talks. It’s easy to believe that new information is the key to spiritual growth. Sometimes it is (especially if you are new in your relationship with Christ). But other times, maybe it isn’t. What if they key to
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I can’t get this picture out of my mind. It’s one of our theaters, emptied out after our e-teams cleared the last of our gear out one Sunday morning. Hundreds of empty chairs. Sure, the chairs fill up with people at our services, but we always want there to be empty chairs at each of
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One of the reasons I love Christmas is that it’s the only time of the year where our culture pretty much stands still. Whether you follow Christ or not, almost everyone is interested in Christmas. And people who don’t regularly attend church will often be open to an invitation at Christmas more than any other
And now for some news many of us have been waiting for…the winner of the Barrie blog contest: we are so happy to give a Great Wolf Lodge gift certificate to Roselle Carrigan of our Barrie Campus. Even though we chose the winner by random draw, we thought it was worth repeating Roselle’s impressions of
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