Darryl Eyb 
I sat down with Steph O’Brien to talk about her book Stay Curious. Steph is the Lead Pastor at Mill City Church in Minneapolis. She also co-hosts the Lead Stories Podcast with Jo Saxton. In Stay Curious Steph tackles the issue of questions and doubt in the Christian life through the lens her own experience. … Read more
Friday September 11, 2020 marks 6 months since the WHO declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. I’m not sure how you would reflect on the past 6 months, but somehow looking at the clouds dominating the sky today seems appropriate. It isn’t sunny where I am, just an overcast, heavy stillness. As a follower of Jesus, … Read more
I had the privilege of sitting down for for a conversation with Mark Meynell for the Pastoring with Words podcast. Mark is the Director for Preaching in Europe and the Caribbean for Langham Partnership. Mark has written several books over the past 20 years as well as serving on the pastoral staff of various churches … Read more
Introducing the Pastoring with Words podcast The first season of the Pastoring with Words podcast is just becoming available every week. The podcast explores the process of writing as followers of Jesus by having conversations with those already writing in ministry. I believe all followers of Jesus should be writers. It doesn’t mean you need … Read more
Parenthood is not easy. Don’t get me wrong, it has immense joys, but it’s also hard work. My wife seems to take it in her stride. Not me. There are times when I play with my 4 children, but also times when I lose my temper. Getting it right seems so difficult. My eldest, Lilly, … Read more
Mike Frost shared at a recent Simple Church Network online gathering the idea of the church as a round table. He spoke of the community of faith connecting their life and faith in both action and reflection, working for justice for those marginalised by society, and welcoming all as fellow sojourners in God’s mission. Mike … Read more
Finding a person of peace has one of the topics that has kept coming up in missional circles over the 10 years. But what does it really mean? A person of peace is from Luke 10 where Jesus sends out his followers. He tells them to look for peaceful people who accept their message in … Read more
I knew God’s name as a kid. It was Howard. It was right there in The Lord’s Prayer – ‘Howard be your name.’ I never questioned why we called him God instead of Howard, after all, I knew my Dad’s name was Colin but we just called him Dad. Only Jesus called God Howard. I … Read more
The town of Gloucester in my state ran out of drinking water about at the start of the year. Since then trucks have been delivering water to the people living there. My friend, Ty Soupidis, is a pastor at Church on the Hill at Gloucester. I spoke to Ty the previous October about the drought … Read more
What Bible verses come to mind when you think about funerals? I think of John 14:1-4. It’s the one about Jesus preparing many rooms for his followers in his Father’s house. It’s an appropriate use of the passage. It brings us comfort. It encourages us to see those we love in God’s presence. But when this … Read more