It was just another Tuesday morning. 115 passengers boarded their flight as passengers always do: they found their seats, stuffed their carry-ons into the overhead bins, half-listened to the safety demonstration, and settled in for the journey ahead. Nothing suggested that this flight would be remarkable in any particular way. Air Traffic Control saw the... Read More →
It was a gorgeous summer morning as a group of vacationers boarded a flight headed for Spain. The weather in England seemed to set the perfect tone for the day’s travel to the sunny beaches of the Costa del Sol. The flight took off without incident, climbing smoothly to cruising altitude. Thirteen minutes in, at... Read More →
Does anyone remember an old TV show called Are You Afraid of the Dark? If you grew up in the ’90s, there’s a good chance this just unlocked a core memory. For those who missed it, it was basically The Twilight Zone for tweens: campfire stories, eerie music, just scary enough to keep you watching... Read More →
The odds weren’t just in their favour—the bookmakers called it “unfair”. Before the tournament even began, the pundits and analysts said it would be a coronation rather than a competition. One headline even boasted, “Is there any point in the other teams even showing up?” This team had 3 future MVPs, multiple scoring champions, each... Read More →
I fancy myself something of a guitarist, and as such I have often found myself turning the radio up when an epic solo hits. All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix? Turn it up! Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd? Turn it up! Hotel California? Oh yeah. turn it up! But, you know, as I was... Read More →
There was a season of my life where I worked as a web developer for an agency based out of Kamloops. And while I was there I got to work with some amazingly talented people. One in particular always stands out to me; her name was Lea, and she was one of the greatest designers... Read More →
Gary turned 40 in 1964, and like every other man of his generation, his attention was captured that spring by the launch of the Ford Mustang. It was magical — the roar of that V8 driving 2,500 pounds of pure Americana, 271 horsepower, and a 4-speed manual transmission. He wanted it desperately, but he couldn’t afford... Read More →
I wanted to start by sharing with you the tale of an idiot—an idiot who threw away everything: his education, his career, his home. An idiot who did so in spite of good counsel, stern admonition, and even full-throated rebuke. An idiot who pursued his own destruction with reckless abandon, somehow believing it was a good... Read More →
Opening Illustration & Setup Once upon a time in a land far, far away… The globe stands at the precipice of war. The world is watching, the people are holding their collective breath. One man, a power-hungry autocrat who thinks his nation has been cheated, wronged by the nations around him and the world at... Read More →
Hook Anyone else remember writing “papers” in high school? I remember getting an assignment to write like 3 page or 5 pages on whatever-it-was and just sweating… like, how am I supposed to write so much!? This is insanity! No human being could accomplish this feat! Then I went to college and my term paper... Read More →
Hook Good morning, church! My name is Conrad, and I’m one of the pastors here. If you need a Bible throw your hand in the air and our of our Serve Team members will make sure you get one. Go ahead and turn to the book of Hebrews. And while you’re finding the book of... Read More →
[INTRO YOURSELF] [ANNOUNCEMENT: ONE SERVICE NEXT SUNDAY] [HAND OUT BIBLES] HOOK It might surprise you to learn that I was not a very good student in high school… that probably why I ended up in Bible College rather than a real school. Anyway, one class stood out above the others in my grade school career.... Read More →