by Edwin Drewlo | Jun 23, 2019 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Personal, Transitional Pastoral Ministry
For the past ten months I have been working as a transition pastor in Innisfail, Alberta. My routine has been to travel to the area by plane for pastoral ministry over a couple of Sundays each month, and the week between, in order to lead in the Sunday services and... by Edwin Drewlo | May 26, 2019 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
This morning I spent some time gazing out over our refurbished backyard while sitting on a comfy lounge chaise under a large cantilevered umbrella. In doing so, I couldn’t help but be mesmerized by the colours, the sounds, and the smells of spring. I found... by Edwin Drewlo | Apr 5, 2019 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Personal, Uncategorized
One of my pleasures during the last weekend of March this year was to do some spring skiing with members of our family at Hart Ski Hill in Prince George and then at Purden about 40 minutes west of the City. There is nothing like spring skiing for a whole variety of... by Edwin Drewlo | Mar 3, 2019 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
I think today was one of the last crispy cold Sundays of this winter season — somewhere around 10 below Celsius this afternoon. I took the opportunity to get some dog-walking exercise in the snowy woods called, Forests for the World, about a kilometer from our... by Edwin Drewlo | Feb 24, 2019 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
Recently, I had occasion to spend some time thinking about the transfiguration of Jesus as described in the first 13 verses of Matthew 17. Similar accounts of this unusual experience are found in Mark 9:2-13 and Luke 9:26-36. The slight variation in these... by Edwin Drewlo | Jan 27, 2019 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Transitional Pastoral Ministry, Uncategorized
Recently, because of the intensity of my own work at times, I’ve been thinking a lot about whether Jesus was intense or more relaxed. This thought came about in the context of a discussion about vision while working with a church during a time of transition...
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