Nick Helliwell has a huge burden to bring the gospel to First Nations and Indigenous men who are as he once was—men from poor, dysfunctional families whose lives have been shattered by poverty, child abandonment, chemical dependency, and sexual abuse. And he’s convinced the key to making that connection is
May 21st 2019A little over a year ago, the #MeToo movement began to spread across the internet and news media, telling the stories of men sexually assaulting and harassing women. People I love have been victims of sexual assault, and because of this, the stories being told really hit home for me.
May 7th 2019Does your Gospel witness lack power? It could be because it’s missing a critical element — social justice. As someone once said, “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”. If we just tell people God loves them but don’t live out God’s love
Apr 30th 2019My wife and I have been commiserating with others perplexed by the emerging adults we are parenting. Some of our kids have friends identifying all over the sexuality-spectrum. They are social-media-ed out the wazoo. They are cultured by education and entertainment to see the seemingly hopeless plight of polar bears
Apr 16th 2019I am so humbled and amazed at how God shows up at our meetings. At a recent event one of our volunteers, Deneise, shared with me how God, through Promise Keepers Canada, changed her husband, her marriage, and the spiritual climate of their home. I knew I needed to share
Apr 8th 2019It’s 1966. You’re standing in front of Canada’s Parliament building on a cold New Year’s Eve. You, and all the “important people” are there, ready to witness the lighting of the Centennial Flame celebrating Canada’s 100th birthday. What do you expect to hear? An opening prayer is read: “Grant thy
Mar 26th 2019Often in my ministry, I have the incredible opportunity to participate in people getting baptized. In most cases, the person being baptized has experienced some really rough times since I serve in inner-city neighbourhoods. What I love about these baptisms is that each person going under the water has experienced
Mar 5th 2019When Sharol and I were marriage pastors at a large church in California, we lived next door to a pair of lawyers… divorce lawyers! We became pretty good friends with Pat and Sandy and in one of our conversations about marriage and divorce, we asked them if there was a
Jan 15th 2019“Hey Dad, did you see my Christmas list? I am really hoping to get a phone this year. I’ll be okay with a new snowboard but I am really hoping for a phone.” “Dad, I am so excited this Christmas because I am going to get a china doll to
Dec 18th 2018
My heart is so overwhelmed as I write this. The last twelve months have been filled with the incredible and powerful work of God in the lives of men. He has worked to create one of the most significant years in the history of Promise Keepers Canada. I have been
Sep 11th 2018