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Festival of Faith

At present I’m sitting in YVR waiting for my connecting flight to Nanaimo. I’ve just spent the last few days in...
Phil Spencer
September 28, 2014
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"Somebody There"

It was early in 1969, late at night, and I was listening to the radio when it came on: “Good Times Bad Times,” a...
Phil Spencer
September 20, 2014
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"No Service By Request"

What follows is the article I submitted for the "Faith" column in the Parksville-Qualicum News. It hasn't turned up...
Phil Spencer
July 24, 2014
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Here we go!

The two photos are views of the interior of St. Stephen's sanctuary, which is where we normally worship together....
Phil Spencer
July 15, 2014
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Thoughts while flying home ...

As I write this I’m returning from Toronto where I was attending the 2014 meeting of Cruxifusion, an association of...
Phil Spencer
May 1, 2014
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Post-mission thoughts

Some initial thoughts on just arriving back from the congregation’s most recent mission trip to build some hope in...
Phil Spencer
March 28, 2014
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An Open Apology to the Local Church

These are strange days for the Church … and, yes, I mean the large “C” Church. Denominations and congregations and...
Phil Spencer
March 7, 2014
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Pruning the vine

As I wrote in my previous post, I quite enjoyed my day last week with Darrell Johnson at the “Wearing Jesus’ Easy...
Phil Spencer
March 4, 2014
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Wearing Jesus' Easy Yoke

I spent Thursday at the Carey Institute in Vancouver. The event was called “Wearing Jesus’ Easy Yoke: The Heart...
Phil Spencer
March 1, 2014
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So ... what am I for?

One of the dangers in church life is the temptation to define ourselves by what we’re not. I see this regularly...
Phil Spencer
February 28, 2014

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