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“The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life that is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.”
~ Henry David Thoreau'
Timothy Keller Goes Tilt.
Something pretty fun happened on Twitter a couple days ago. Timothy Keller got TGC’d and Timothy Keller went Timothy Keller on them....
Darryl Buckle
1 min read
Some Surprising Statistics About Canadians and Christians
I read some statistics about Canadians recently that left me questioning everything I thought I knew about The True North Strong and...
Darryl Buckle
3 min read
I’ve got a question about love!
I have a friend with a gift for snark. One day we were having a perfectly normal conversation in my office. The conversation came to a...
Darryl Buckle
1 min read
Missed The Message
There is a section in the Gospel of John that some scholars call the Book of Signs because, well, it includes 7 of the myriad of sign...
Darryl Buckle
3 min read
Running Down a Dream
I love running books because there’s something about a good story that makes me believe in the possibility of something which others view...
Darryl Buckle
2 min read
Pay now or pay later
My dad, famous for dishing out pithy sayings as part of his parental responsibilities, used to look at me when I’d do something stupid or...
Darryl Buckle
2 min read
God loves sad people. A lot!
Recently Michael Frost shared an interview on facebook that he had done with the gals at Fixing Her Eyes. I’ve been following Frost since...
Darryl Buckle
2 min read
You Deserve More
Today I was having lunch with a small group of pastors and educators that I serve at a great Middle-Eastern restaurant in Kitchener. I...
Darryl Buckle
2 min read
Reviewing the Trends for 2018
A number of years ago my friend Rich told me how he often searches Google trends to find out what questions people are actually asking,...
Darryl Buckle
1 min read
Do The Daily
I read a post recently by Ed Stetzer on research that states that “less than 20% of churchgoers read the Bible daily”. I feel like I talk...
Darryl Buckle
2 min read
From Under The Bridge
Last Sunday in Toronto I went to a public showing of an independent film called Where Dreams Go to Die about the Barkley Marathons. If...
Darryl Buckle
2 min read
The power of a shared experience
In 2007 I stumbled on a marketing book called Experience the Message about what the author called experiential marketing. The premise is...
Darryl Buckle
1 min read
Why You Should Change Your Thinking About Conflict
A friend on Facebook posted this great TED talk today. Whether it’s in life, or relationships, or on the organizations that we are a part...
Darryl Buckle
1 min read
Why Your Blind Spot is Bigger Than You Think.
You’ve got blind spots! Places you’re blind! There are things going on around you that you just plain can’t see! Take for instance the...
Darryl Buckle
3 min read
Prayer of the Week
#potw
Darryl Buckle
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A Prayer To End A Tough Day
"…Lord Jesus, I come before You this morning to offer You my day. I lay before You my plans and my work, my joys and my sorrows. I now...
Darryl Buckle
1 min read
The Truth About My Carpentry Skills
Any of you with teenagers or husbands know how frustrated they (or we) can get when they (we) try to do something and just can’t figure...
Darryl Buckle
3 min read
A Clear Eye
“Keep a clear eye toward life’s end. Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God’s creature. What you are in his sight is what you...
Darryl Buckle
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Pain: The Secret Sauce
There was a great quote in my inbox this morning from the Terminator. “The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This...
Darryl Buckle
1 min read
The Tongue-tied Guide to Perfect Prayer (for the not so super spiritual)
This week I realized for the first time that any time I post something on Prayer, all sorts of people ‘like’ and ‘share’ and ‘comment’...
Darryl Buckle
3 min read
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