by Edwin Drewlo | Apr 28, 2019 | Blog, Explanations, Personal, Uncategorized
In my regular reading of the Scriptures I find myself often profoundly impacted by a story’s reality and relevance. Such was the case in my recent reading of the birth and up-bringing of Moses in Exodus 1 and 2. We all know today about Israel’s national... 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... by Edwin Drewlo | Dec 4, 2018 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Uncategorized
A brightly decorated evergreen is iconic at Christmastime. It is said to have originated in Germany in the 16th Century when Christians transformed a pagan practice into Christian meaning. Today it speaks of perpetual life in the midst of our dark world that...
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