Monday, April 23, 2007

Pinch-Hitting Blogger


It's always a blessing when I'm asked to be a guest speaker, to conduct a chapel service for a sports team, to write an article for a magazine, to conduct a funeral (which I did recently) and, yes, to "pinch-blog" for a friend.

When Brodie asked me to write a guest post for him...well...actually I asked him if I could be a guest blogger on The Hope of His Calling because I was getting tired of that same old picture. Not you, Pastor Frank, but the one of Lou Gehrig.

Anyhow, it's a pleasure to put a few thoughts together for my good friend Brodie MacLeod. We had lunch together earlier this week and, as always, we were both refreshed. Encouraging one another is such an important component of the Christian life!

I've teased Brodie, ridiculed him for his inability to post regularly on The Hope of His Calling and been downright nasty with him at times. Let me take this opportunity to tell you that when we met at Christian Horizons House 11 in Peterborough over two years ago, we "clicked" immediately. Brodie and Robbin are a very special couple who I have grown to love and admire very much.

Brodie's heart for God and his willingness to serve Him are so refreshing! His minstry at Calvary Church as Children's Pastor is an ideal "fit" for him. He loves kids and he loves Jesus.

So, my friends, as you read this "guest post" please respond by leaving more comments than Brodie has ever received before. Encourage him to write! Let him know how much you enjoy seeing new posts on his site! He does such a great job when he gets around to it!

Hopefully this mug shot of me, the old guy from Pilgrim Scribblings, won't be the lead photo on this blog for long.

We love you Brodie! Write on!