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Here We Go Again (!)
Another school year has started. As a dad with a kid in Elementary school, that…
Maverick
Our oldest child’s name is Maverick. He is a fun kid, he is 6 now, loves…
TLC Today: Friday, August 28
Doing good and being rich in good works and being generous and ready to share…
“Small” Church Blessings
My wife and I travelled back to my hometown of Jasper for a few days this last…
TLC Today: Friday, August 21
In a recurring dream (or maybe it’s a nightmare?), I find myself back in…
Bearing fruit in a year of drought
Summer is for the simple joys of sunshine, cold drinks, long nights, and…
TLC Today: Friday, August 14
In a recurring dream (or maybe it’s a nightmare?), I find myself back in…
TLC Today: Friday, August 7
I've heard several self-defense experts through the years suggest that people…
TLC Today: Friday, July 31
When I talk to my seminary students and pastoral interns about preaching, I…
Gentle Jesus
Summer is for the simple joys of sunshine, cold drinks, long nights, and…
Is Coronavirus a Sign of the End Times?
The title of this article is not some attempt at christian click-bait but a…
TLC Today: Friday, July 17
Perhaps no year in modern history so parallels the turmoil of 2020 than 1968.…
Making Plans?
Sometimes developing a relationship with someone feels effortless, but often it…
In Good Company Ep.7
Join our three campus pastors Greg, Jesse, and Joshua, as they discuss and…
TLC Today: Friday, July 11
After watching the George Floyd video and seeing the ensuing destruction to our…
Disputable Matters
If you were attending Northview services or watching our messages on-line this…
In Good Company Ep.6
Join our three campus pastors Greg, Jesse, and Joshua, as they discuss and…
TLC Today: Friday, July 3
In January, 1921, George Washington Carver testified to the Ways and Means…
Church is a Team Sport
I played a lot of baseball growing up. I was on a few good teams and several…
In Good Company Ep.5
Join our three campus pastors Greg, Jesse, and Joshua, as they discuss and…
TLC Today: Friday, June 26
I was a five-minute walk from home when a police car abruptly stopped beside…
In Good Company Ep.4
Join our three campus pastors Greg, Jesse, and Joshua, as they discuss and…
Slowly Improving
I’ve never been a good golfer. I like playing, but I’m terrible. It’s a weird…
TLC Today: Friday, June 19
I paused by my favourite field on my bike ride this morning. It’s hot for early…
In Good Company Ep.3
Join our three campus pastors Greg, Jesse, and Joshua, as they discuss and…
TLC Today: Friday, June 12
As our nation reels from George Floyd’s death, many in the church feel…
In Good Company Ep.2
Join our three campus pastors Greg, Jesse, and Joshua, as they discuss and…
Rebuke?!
Early on in our marriage my wife and I decided to have what we called…
Elder Update
To our Northview family: COVID-19 has meant enormous change for many…
TLC Today: Friday, June 5
Whenever there is a cataclysmic global crisis—be it war, rumours of war, or a…
In Good Company Ep.1
Join our three campus pastors Greg, Jesse, and Joshua, as they discuss and…
Racism, Rioting and Redemption
The Biblical Framework they use to discuss the events which have unfolded in…
TLC Today: Friday, May 29
When I saw my governor’s announcement that church gatherings won’t resume until…
The Last Dance and Lemonade
I count myself among the many who thoroughly enjoyed Jason Hehir’s The Last…
TLC Today: Friday, May 22
There were imaginative flickers of Middle-earth in the precocious child, Ronald…
I Will Help You
I recently got into building model cars with my 5 year old son, the box says…
TLC Today: Friday, May 15
Certainly, my life has had its brushes with disabilities. I myself have…
Joy In Your Circumstances
We encourage people to do a lot of finding nowadays. And not just your…
TLC Today: Monday, May 11
Every now and then, I am overcome with gratitude for little things that bring a…
TLC Today: Tuesday, May 4
“Listen. I gotta break it to you . . . I’m post-Christian. . . . I don’t…
TLC Today: Monday, May 3
It is not often in human history that words like plague and pestilence become…
Central Abbotsford Launch Video
This may seem like a strange time to be thinking about launching a new campus…
TLC Today: Friday, May 1
As COVID-19 has brought the world to a standstill, we have seen both the…
Zoom Calls: The Perfect Example of the “Now and the Not Yet”.
In our COVID isolation season, it seems like almost overnight our world has…
TLC Today: Thursday, April 30
For the past nine years, residents of Windsor just across Detroit river, have…
Abundant Suffering and Abounding Comfort
The part of the lecture that I will never forget is the part where she strayed…
TLC Today: Tuesday, April 28
Perspectives from above can be fascinating, as in this article: “These Drone…
What difference does it make to believe in God when you experience hard times?
Twenty years ago in April I found out that I was pregnant with twins. Eight…
TLC Today: Monday, April 27
Jesus Loves Me, This I Know - A simple song can be an anchor in stormy times,…
TLC Today: Friday, April 24
The Beresheet lunar lander carried thousands of books, DNA samples, and a few…
In Pursuit of Jesus – Kristal interviews Johnny Markin
Kristal interviews Johnny Markin - regarding what it looks like to Pursue Jesus…
The Aching Heart of a Separated Father
I have a great relationship with my daughter. Some of my best memories are when…
Proximity is Precious
I miss the hustle and bustle of a Sunday morning. Spilled coffee. Running…
How Great is the Father’s Love?
On May 9, 2011, a smart dude by the name of Richard Panek stood before a…
TLC Today: Tuesday, April 21
Baptism is the opposite of social distancing. A Baptist writer reflects.
I Press on
After 9 years of studying and, more recently, six straight semesters of…
TLC Today: Monday, April 20
The Decadent and the Damned? Ross Douthat’s Timely Vision of Western…
The Apostle’s Creed and the “holy catholic church”
Northview’s Easter Sunday service began with the words, “I believe in God, the…
TLC Today: Friday, April 17
Let Your Nostalgia Point You Home
In Pursuit of Jesus – Kristal interviews Analea
Kristal interviews Analea - the newest member of Northview's Discipleship Team
How Worship Helps Us ‘Raise Our Gaze’: Comfort from Psalm 121
I have always been an avid news follower. 6 o’clock was a sacred hour for us as…
Cancer, Chemo, Covid-19, and the Peace that Comes from God
On March 2nd I was diagnosed with a re-occurrence of an early stage of…
TLC Today: Thursday, April 16
Your rod and staff, they comfort me...
Resurection Power
The first real beach that I remember going to was Kaanapali beach in Hawaii.
TLC Today: Wednesday, April 15
The turn to Easter is an appropriate time to ponder questions of meaning amid…
TLC Today: Tuesday, April 14
An early shortage of toilet paper is being joined by a run on dumbbells and…
TLC Today: Easter Weekend 2020
We Can Worship Even When We Don’t Understand. Florence Chadwick, the first…
Jesus Weeps and Wins
few days ago a friend of mine posed this question on Twitter:
Praying to a Sovereign God
The Wednesday before Good Friday looked relatively normally to most of the…
TLC Today: Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Apparently President Donald Trump has started watching the documentary Tiger…
Take Heart … Do Not be Afraid
As a teenager I got very sick while away from home. I ran a temperature of…
TLC Today: Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Even in these unique times, there are many similarities connecting us all.
Good Friday Service – Taking Communion Online
At 6:00 pm on Friday April 10, Northview will host its first Good Friday…
TLC Today: Monday, April 6, 2020
Here's why everyone you know is baking bread in quarantine.
TLC Today: Friday, April 3, 2020
What’s it like to be a Christian in the gaming industry?
TLC Today: Thursday, April 2, 2020
The untold origin story of the N95 mask
Good News People in a Bad News Time
John Krasinski, known to many as the witty and charming Jim from the highly…
TLC Today: Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Satire is most effective when it helps drive home a point. Were the disciples…
Paul and His Prayers part 1 (Romans)
Growing up with two sisters and no brothers meant that when it came to movie…
TLC Today: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
"These are strange days, days of fear, days of hysteria. In other words, days…
Parenting amidst COVID-19
As we learn to deal with the ongoing implications of COVID-19, we must not…
Jeff did an Instagram Live with Dr. Clayton Tuffnell
Last week Jeff did an Instagram Live with Dr. Clayton Tuffnell Who delivers…
Come and Eat.
Those of us who studied the Gospel of John this past year ended our 19 week…
TLC Today: Friday, March 27, 2020
“How does this change things? What does radical, Christian hospitality look…
Worshiping Together… Alone… but not really!
How to bring back fellowship to our online services.
TLC Today: Thursday, March 26, 2020
A fascinating comparison to — and contrast with — the pandemic over 100 years…
Nothing says “lack of character” like cheating.
I was in grade 11 when it happened. I had just finished my second season of…
TLC Today: Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Ease Coronavirus Fears: 7 Lessons from Persecuted Christians
Aren’t We Neglecting to Meet Together?
A few years ago my wife and I asked some of our friends why they had stopped…
TLC Today: Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Tim Keller describes how Christianity uniquely addresses our questions in this…
For the Love of God (and Neighbour) Stay Home
Living As Everyday Christians During a Global Pandemic. We are living in…
TLC Today: Monday, March 23, 2020
'In this psalm [Ps 34], David guides us through three steps to trust God and…
we STILL exist to make disciples.
When I was 11 years old, my dad decided to step into self-employment. He and…
TLC Today: Links on Theology, Life and Culture
A Practical Way to Love Your (Self-Isolated) Neighbor. The second part of the…
Surviving Our ‘Covid ‘Babylon’
Why Christians Should Worship Together Online… For Now. Imagine that it’s 597…
We in the west have mastered the art of meditation…
When I think of the word meditate a lot of different things come to mind, like…
The Word
When we think of summer, sunshine, laughter, BBQs, and floating on a lake, the…
Overcoming the Comparison Trap
When we think of summer, sunshine, laughter, BBQs, and floating on a lake, the…
Do You Trust Me?
When we think of summer, sunshine, laughter, BBQs, and floating on a lake, the…
The Messiah on His Throne
When we think of summer, sunshine, laughter, BBQs, and floating on a lake, the…
Entering With
When we think of summer, sunshine, laughter, BBQs, and floating on a lake, the…
Push Pause Play Psalm 63
When we think of summer, sunshine, laughter, BBQs, and floating on a lake, the…
House Rules
When we think of summer, sunshine, laughter, BBQs, and floating on a lake, the…
The God Who Watches Over Us
When we think of summer, sunshine, laughter, BBQs, and floating on a lake, the…
A Place to Rest
Why is God silent? Why does God allow evil to increase within a society? Why…
God’s Answer to our Questions
Why is God silent? Why does God allow evil to increase within a society? Why…
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is God silent? Why does God allow evil to increase within a society? Why…
Why?… What?!
Why is God silent? Why does God allow evil to increase within a society? Why…
Even More Forgiveness
The letter of Philemon is unique for several reasons. This letter is addressed…
Forgiveness
The letter of Philemon is unique for several reasons. This letter is addressed…
A Prayer For A Friend
The letter of Philemon is unique for several reasons. This letter is addressed…
The Slave Returns
The letter of Philemon is unique for several reasons. This letter is addressed…
The Final Act
In the midst of great personal difficulty, God still worked His will to…
Love at the Threshing Floor
In the midst of great personal difficulty, God still worked His will to…
Rescue Me!
In the midst of great personal difficulty, God still worked His will to…
Behind a Frowning Providence
In the midst of great personal difficulty, God still worked His will to…
Check the Fruit
We live in an age that attempts to commoditize everything, including…
Fill ‘er Up
We live in an age that attempts to commoditize everything, including…
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
We live in an age that attempts to commoditize everything, including…
Spiritual Gifts
We live in an age that attempts to commoditize everything, including…
