{"id":507,"date":"2007-05-07T17:34:26","date_gmt":"2007-05-07T17:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2007\/05\/canadian-weeken.html"},"modified":"2007-05-07T17:34:26","modified_gmt":"2007-05-07T17:34:26","slug":"canadian-weeken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2007\/05\/canadian-weeken.html","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a great time to be with some amazing people in Canada over the weekend. Here&#8217;s a shout to my new friends under the banner of the maple leaf. My publisher for Red Letters, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cook.ca\/\">Cook Communications Canada<\/a>, set up my speaking for the conference including the next one in Vancouver for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uniteproductions.com\/\">Unite Productions<\/a>. You should come, it will be an awesome time!<\/p>\n<p>Reconnected with an old friend, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hearthevoice.com\/\">Chris Seay<\/a>, who is a prolific author and pastor of a church called Ecclesia in Houston and one of the founders of the emergent church movement. I haven&#8217;t it seen him in quite a few years but it was really good to re-spark an old friendship. His church is doing significant things to help the poor of the world and focusing on the needs of others instead of just what&#8217;s happening inside the four walls of his church.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.briandoerksen.com\/\">Brian Doerksen<\/a>, was one of the worship leaders I was able to spend some time with. He&#8217;s written worship songs such as Come, &quot;Now Is the Time&quot; and &quot;Light the Fire Again.&quot; An amazing man with an incredible heart for orphans and the fatherless. I&#8217;m looking forward to spending time with him in July when he&#8217;s in Colorado Springs for a concert. Please pray for us at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hopechest.org\/\">Children&#8217;s HopeChest<\/a>, as we get our Canadian status up and running. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/DOCUME~1\/ADMINI~1\/LOCALS~1\/Temp\/moz-screenshot-9.jpg\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/tomdavis.typepad.com\/.shared\/image.html?\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/05\/07\/blogcanadaflag.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"106\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/tomdavis.typepad.com\/tom_daviss_blog\/images\/2007\/05\/07\/blogcanadaflag.jpg\" alt=\"Blogcanadaflag\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;float: left\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a great time to be with some amazing people in Canada over the weekend. Here&#8217;s a shout to my new friends under the banner of the maple leaf. 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