Have you heard of the incident at the Versailles Wedding Hall in Jerusalem in 2001? Sadly, the name is associated with one of Israel's deadliest civilian building disasters. Many who were there to celebrate in joy the coming together of two people in their union vows resulted in 23 people losing their lives, and hundreds more were injured. What caused this collapse? After investigation, it turns out it was due to unsafe structural design and the use of a lightweight floor con

For those of you who do not follow sports, I want to introduce Richard Jewell. Richard is not a professional athlete, nor has he competed as an athlete in any Olympic event, but he has been part of the Olympics. Richard Jewell was a security agent at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA. Richard was the man who discovered a pipe bomb that was intended to harm many individuals. Yet, because of his bravery and quick actions, he stopped what cou

As a pastor of a healthy church in Mississauga and as someone engaged in church planting in rural Ontario in partnership with Send Network, I am a busy man. On top of this, I am renovating our home, completing my doctoral studies, and attempting to remain faithful in my responsibilities as a husband and dad. I share all of this not to boast, but to express why many well-meaning people determine that such a schedule is the reason I experience weekly exhaustion, irritability, a