Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers and Profit
Over the last few weeks, I’ve told you a few stories about people who found themselves drawn to following Jesus as Christians, and yet were a little apprehensive because they knew it would be bad for business. The rock musician whose stage persona is one of anger, apathy and irreverence. What would their fans think, […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers and Philosophers
Many years ago, a friend of mine gave me a book to read named Sophie’s World. It was a novel, but one where the protagonist visited different parts of the world, and met different philosophers and deep thinkers in history. I discovered a fascinating world with different ways of thinking about life’s big questions. Perhaps […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers and Politics
When I was in university, I was a part of the first aid team, and eventually became its director. Our team responded to ambulance calls on campus, and worked special events. We had earned the university’s trust over the years, and although we had oversight from about three different groups, for the most part we […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers And Prerequisites
Many years ago, I was a volunteer paramedic. I served on an island, not far from a major city, but because it was an island with no bridge, only a ferry, it was considered remote. Because it was remote, we were able to perform the exact same functions as a Level 1 Paramedic anywhere else. […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers And Pagans
Hi. Welcome to Redeem the Commutes. I’m Ryan, your host in the daily challenges. It’s Monday, so we’re introducing a new topic for our week. Right now we’re working through a series in these challenges called Pioneer Story. We’re trying to read through the Book of Acts, the book in the Bible that tells the […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneer Pork
Back in university, a friend of mine invited about a dozen people to her family’s house in Vermont for a weekend of skiing. I jumped at the chance, it was goign to be some of the best skiing I’d ever done, and a free place to stay was amazing. There was one rule. Don’t bring […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneer Prodigy
In university I picked an engineering major that was really challenging, at least for me, and I was always in awe of those who seemed to have no trouble at all. There were some really smart people, who always seemed to have the answers, or know how to find them. I relied on people like […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneer Progress
A few years ago now, Malcolm Gladwell wrote a book that transformed the way people think. He wrong Tipping Point, all about how movements can starts slowly, grow slowly, and build to a critical mass, the tipping point, and suddenly see explosive and viral growth. I remember when I knew a handful of people with […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneer Players
Some big news just two weeks ago was that the new Roman Catholic Pope had excommunicated the Mafia. This is serious business in the Roman Catholic Church, meaning someone can’t receive communion, a central part of their way of life and worship. To many this seems like a no-brainer, of course a member of an […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneer Priorities
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the daily challenges, and it’s a new week, Monday, so we’ll introduce our topic for this week. These daily challenges are meant to help us explore what it means to follow Jesus, even in the midst of a busy, commuting lifestyle. It can make […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneer Proof
We just had a provincial election in Ontario. In the leadup, there was a growing movement of people who simply didn’t like their choices, for one reason or another. For those who planned to vote, polls were consistent – almost evenly split with 1/3 of the vote for each party. One friend asked on Facebook, […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneer Pushback
It’s always great to hear inspiring stories of people taking bold and risky steps for a great cause. I met someone with that kind of story recently named Josh Brake. You can watch our video interview with him, or read some of his bio below: After visiting an aftercare home for girls who had been […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneer Preaching
Last week, I noticed my phone shaking, and tried to answer, didn’t get there in time. I check the voicemail shortly after, and it was a reporter from the Toronto Star. He said he’d like to interview me about Redeem the Commute, for a story on the commuting nightmare that has hit Toronto this summer. […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneer Practices
I recently read Chris Hadfield’s book – An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth. Most of us know Hadfield the astronaut – and assume that being an astronaut involves a lot of adrenaline, courage, all focused on the time from takeoff to landing. But in his book, he tries to broaden our view of astronauts, […]