by Edwin Drewlo | Nov 4, 2025 | Blog, Explanations, Personal, Uncategorized
Canadians have been especially preoccupied recently with watching an epic season of Blue Jays ascendency to baseball’s most golden competition, the World Series. It’s been a seesaw event with the LA Dodgers in which the Toronto Blue Jays won the first game... by Edwin Drewlo | Sep 14, 2025 | Evangelism, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, politics, Uncategorized
While debating university students on the campus of the Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025, Charlie Kirk, youth leader of the politically conservative Turning Point USA, was shot and killed. It happened amid debate about gun... by Edwin Drewlo | Jun 1, 2025 | Blog, Discipleship, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Spiritual Formation
It is not uncommon in these times to hear much in the church about “discernment.” A more recent expression, it refers to the idea of being able hear the voice of the Spirit for personal direction or for some aspect of church life and ministry. In my... by Edwin Drewlo | Apr 18, 2025 | Blog, Explanations, Personal, Uncategorized
Today is Good Friday! In its simplest form, Good Friday is the observance or remembrance of the death of Jesus (understood to be the Christ), by crucifixion outside the walls of Jerusalem around 30 AD. The entire New Testament of the Bible is built around the... by Edwin Drewlo | Jan 30, 2024 | Blog, Discipleship, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Personal, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
Are you a puzzler? It seems puzzling is a favourite winter pastime for many of us here in Canada. Dark winter evenings afford wonderful relaxing opportunities to work together (or alone) to engage in the challenge of recreating an attractive scene from a large number... by Edwin Drewlo | Jan 1, 2024 | Blog, Discipleship, Evangelism, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Uncategorized
As this New Year begins, I find myself more passionate than ever about the wonder of the Good News which Christmas represents. Corresponding to that passion is my desire to do whatever I can to pass on that Good News just as the shepherds did after they had received... by Edwin Drewlo | Oct 5, 2023 | Blog, Discipleship, Evangelism, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Spiritual Formation, Transitional Pastoral Ministry
Recently, I have been intrigued by the interest many evangelical Christians have expressed concerning the pursuit of true disicpleship — often apart from, or in contrast to, participation in the life of the church. It seems there is a movement these days that is... by Edwin Drewlo | Mar 26, 2023 | Discipleship, Evangelism, Pastoral Issues, Transitional Pastoral Ministry, Uncategorized
Since January of this year, I’ve had the privilege of serving the Evangelical Free Church of Taber, Alberta, as its transition pastor. This role involves providing pastoral leadership for the church as it seeks to understand its larger ministry better (usually... by Edwin Drewlo | Jan 21, 2023 | Blog, Pastoral Issues, Personal, Uncategorized
Plans to have everyone in our family together for our Golden Wedding Anniversary in the summer of 2020 didn’t materialize due to the rise of the pandemic. We were hoping it could have happened last Christmas (2021), but it turned out COVID 19 was still with us,... by Edwin Drewlo | Dec 24, 2022 | Blog, Discipleship, Personal, Uncategorized
We feel blessed, once again this year, to share in the party we call Christmas. It’s amazing how almost everyone is touched by the cultural impact of the original story of Christmas—the birth of Jesus to an ordinary young woman of Nazareth in Israel about 2025 years...
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