A reflection on the recent Canadian Vineyard’s National Celebration by Natasha Boone. I remember the alarm seeming more obnoxious than usual that morning. Or perhaps I should say that night, as, when the beep-beep-beep of the alarm sounded, our room was still enclosed in night’s deep darkness. We stumbled around at the ungodly hour of 3:45am, […]
At the end of July, the tribe gathered. Vineyard people from east to west and north to south, from all across our nation came together in what felt like a family reunion (without any of the weird uncle, or the bickering aunt stuff). It was an amazing time of worship, connection, fun, teaching, encouragement and
It was an amazing celebration. On June 15th we celebrated our fathers, but we also joined a heavenly party for five guys as they took the courageous and public step of baptism. Hearing parts of their stories was deeply moving and seeing them stand side-by-side, on the same level, all in need of (and receiving!) forgiveness was
Well, it seems like summer is finally here and our schedule is adjusting accordingly. Our Sunday Gatherings during the summer months are special times because they include all the children throughout the whole service. Because of this, we tend to make sure the overall service is about 1/2 hour shorter (10 – 11:15am instead of 10 –
Most of our faith journey is exactly that – a journey. It is the path we walk as we follow Jesus. The early Christians called it “the Way” because they recognized that the path of discipleship was a journey. For most of us, growth happens gradually as we navigate the twists, turns, ups and downs
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Ok WCV – there are many results from our Nepal Fast, but one of them is that we were able to send $1,250 to the Himalayan Region Vineyards to be spent on food for the hungry. The team who was there took all the kids out for a special treat of Momos (a perogy style
This post is written to parents, but is applicable to any household, with or without children. Let’s get on it people… Do the work and make a plan! There is no household with any kind of internet access that is immune. Read it here in this excellent post.
Isaiah 58 Fast April 13 – 20 In the bible, fasting and prayer usually go together. Fasting isn’t simply about the lack of food, or the lack of anything else for that matter, but rather an intensified focus, or shift in perspective from something temporal to God. It’s about bringing our attention to the Lord
We’ve been exploring points along Peter’s discipleship journey for the past few months (and we’ll continue for the next number of months). The audio recordings are posted here. Along the way, we’ve commissioned various artists – both visual and performance – to share their interpretations of what they’re learning. It’s like looking at the subject
Greetings to all our friends and families. This months we gathered at Dharay Gaon place for the opening service of our new Church place for the community. It was so wonderful to be part of this journey, which we had started some years ago. As I sat there worshiping with the people of that community
Introduction: We had a great time on Monday, Feb 24 exploring some particular ways we’ve grown this past year as a community. We heard stories of some compelling fruit in a number of people’s lives. We also looked at the financial fruit we’ve tasted these past few years. The apostle John said, it’s for the
On March 5, we entered the season of Lent. A season, 40 days leading up to Easter, that the church has historically observed as a time of preparation. A time to prepare hearts, bodies and lives for the life that’s made available through Jesus’ resurrection. Lent is only helpful if it points us towards resurrection.
