I had a dream! Since I was a little boy, I learned I could make people laugh and that I loved to entertain. By the time I completed grade school, I was in full-on thespian mode. I had been the lead in the school plays. I joined an actors' guild, and I was destined for big things. So, I did what any inspiring actor would do: I applied to attend the most prestigious arts school in Canada...the Banff School of Fine Arts. 

I imagined the admissions folks cracking open my portfolio. They would marvel at my stunning looks and my academy-worthy acting. I made sure to add that I was the valedictorian of my 8th-grade graduating class...for good measure. (Perhaps YOU didn't know this...but now you do) This was plan A. There was no plan B. 

They rejected me...and just like that my life went into a tailspin. I was angry. I was confused. Then I remembered something very important. I remembered something that I had drifted away from. In my overconfidence, I began to drift from important relationships--the most important one being the one I had with Jesus. 

In my dark time, I got a glimpse of what matters the most. I had drifted into the temporary, fallen world for my identity and walked away from our awesome God who promised eternity beyond this world. I called Bob, my Youth Pastor, and slinked into his office with my head held low. He reminded me of what I was walking away from and urged me to recenter my life back on Jesus. 

Looking back, I wouldn't change a thing. God led me to bible college. I met this amazing woman I get to call my wife. I have had the adventure of a lifetime walking alongside people and helping them to walk in the same freedom and hope that I have for this life--and the life to come. 

Our current sermon series, UNSHAKABLE, is all about not just surviving, but making sense of the storms that are sure to come into our lives. The Apostle Peter writes a letter to people who are going through it...reassuring them of their security in Christ and of their hope for eternity. 

Come and sit with us as we unpack the wonderful truth of God's word that meant something for the 1st-century believers...but means just as much for us today.