Our mission as a church is “To fulfill the Great Commission in the spirit of the Great Commandment.” In simple terms, this means we are to preach the gospel and make disciples of all nations, and do all of this while loving God and one...
I’m not really one who keeps journals. The closest thing I probably have are the “memories” on Facebook that tell me how much of a fool I was ten years ago. But as I get older, I find myself reflecting back on my life, especially...
One of the most memorable moments in recent sports history is known as “The Shot”. Maybe you remember where you were when it happened. Maybe you were there! With just a few seconds left on the clock, the Raptors inbound the ball. The crowd is...
Proverbs 18:22 says “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favour from the LORD.” Going through Bible college (often aptly renamed Bridal college), I did my best to find that good thing, to find favour with the Lord. Needless to say, I...
As you walk down the steps and into the surprisingly warm water, your eyes have to adjust to the brightness of the spotlights. As your pupils constrict, you grip the ledge tightly, trying your best not to focus on the people in the crowd. If...
We have been turning away from talking the COVID-19 pandemic talk lately, but I want to focus on a specific isolation issue today. And it’s not just an issue of isolation because of the pandemic of COVID-19. The issue of purity and impurity within the...
I love reading. I have always loved reading. When I was a kid, I would save up many weeks worth of allowance just so that I could go to the Scholastic Book Fair and buy more than a silly eraser (though I still bought those)....
Almost ten years ago, I stepped into one of the most influential places of my life – Tyndale University. Back then, I was just a guy in his mid-20s from Leamington (small town near Windsor), coming to the Big Smoke to do my BA in...
When I was in youth, I had a lot of fun. Our youth nights generally consisted of a pretty fun game (wet cloth monkey in the middle, brutus, sock wrestling, red rover, dodgeball…wait, maybe we just liked violent games…). That usually took about 20-30 minutes....
Written by Tomi Ladele There he was, a young kid, alone, 3,000+ miles away from his parents and everyone he loved in a new, foreign land, Canada. Fast forward to today, a decade later, it is evident that everything I did and everything that’s happened to...