Senior Pastor of SAINTS CHURCH | Author of #HopeNotHype | #RealFaith4RealLife | #YEG | Nacho Enthusiast
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
Joined December 2008
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The Word in your mouth is a masterpiece of God’s creation—and the power in the truth is undeniable, regardless of what the enemies of God say!
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The door for church planting is WIDE OPEN!
Walk through the door to the international component of your ministry!
#DagHewardMills #Christianity #ChurchGrowth
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Just finished a call with the Prime Minister to discuss the tariff escalation.
My message: release the text of the rejected agreement, recall Parliament, and adopt an emergency Economic Action Plan to save jobs and lower costs for our people.
The plan should scrap gas taxes until Canada Day, have zero capital gains tax on reinvesting in Canada, end the industrial carbon tax, green -light the 500 projects waiting for federal permits, and have ZERO sales tax on Canadian-made cars.
As the U.S. hikes tariffs, we must lower taxes for Canadians.
Let’s all fight for our workers, our businesses, and our country.
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What happens when a nation starts calling parts of the Bible “hate speech?" That's what Canada's Bill C-9 seeks to do, and if it can happen there… what’s stopping it from happening anywhere?
Join me and @BrettEsslinger:
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Poor Americans who attend church regularly are happier than rich Americans who never go.
Behavioral scientist William von Hippel thought he'd made a coding error. He hadn't.
"Regularly attending services has a bigger impact on your happiness than wealth," he writes. "Money buys a fair bit of happiness but connection gives you more bang for the buck."
What's happening? Rich people already have most of what money buys. What they lack is what churches provide for free: weekly, repeated contact with people who know your name.
Von Hippel is direct about the cost: "I suspect that wealthy, educated urbanites are paying a steeper price for their lifestyle than they realize. Many of us have paid too great a price in connection for our increased autonomy."
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Moses spent 40 years thinking he was somebody; 40 learning he was nobody; and 40 discovering what God can do with a nobody.
— D. L. Moody
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"The Early Church didn't have social media" is a comment I've heard online for 10 years. Here's what else the Early Church didn't have:
- Indoor plumbing
- Electricity
- Hymnals
Mission and method are different things. Moreover, if you're using social media to dismiss social media, I can't take the argument seriously.
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Brutal truth: most people don't want to change their lives. They just want to complain about it.
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In 1986, the American Medical Association published an article titled "The Physical Death of Jesus Christ". It details the entire process of Jesus' trial to His death on the cross.
In Luke 22, before Jesus is arrested, it is written that He was in great distress & sweating blood. Although rare, it is recognized as Hematidrosis, a condition caused by high levels of stress.
At the time, the crucifixion was considered the worst death for the worst of criminals. But this is not all Jesus faced. He endured whipping so severe that it tore the flesh from His body. He was beaten so horribly that His face was torn & His beard ripped.
A crown of thorns, 2-3 inches long cut deeply into His scalp. The leather whip used to flog Him had tiny iron balls & sharp bones. The balls caused internal injuries while the sharp bones ripped open His flesh. His skeletal muscles, veins, & bowels are exposed, causing major blood loss. Most men do not survive this kind of torture. After Jesus was severely flogged, He was forced to carry His cross while people mocked & spat on Him.
Crucifixion was a process meant to instill excruciating pain, creating a slow & agonizing death. Nails as long as 8 inches were driven into Jesus' wrists & feet. The Roman soldiers knew the tendons in the wrists would tear & break, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to support Himself to breathe. Imagine the struggle, the pain, the courage...Jesus endured this reality for 3 hours!
The Gospel of John writes that after Jesus' death, a Roman soldier pierced His side with a spear & blood & water came out. Scientists explain that from hypovolemic shock, the rapid heart rate causes fluid to gather in the sack around the lungs & heart. The accumulation of fluid in the membrane around the heart is called a Pericardial effusion & the lungs is called a pleural effusion.
To the world, Christianity is as foolish as it can get. They believe it's for the weak. But when you are confronted by the reality of the cross, it's clearly not a pretty sight. It is brutal & horrific.
This is the weight Jesus carried. The weight of the sins of the world, all so that we can live. God's wrath is fully satisfied in Jesus. This is what it took. Repent & believe! Jesus is “God among us” in the flesh. Jesus is our Savior. Jesus loves you so much that He went through this spiritual and physical punishment for your sins and mine.
Jesus is the LORD, Almighty God, Everlasting Father.
Thank You, Jesus.
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In a world where AI optimizes everything for ease, comfort, and zero friction — the church might be one of the only places left that asks something of you.
Showing up. Committing. Sacrificing comfort for community.
When everything is convenient, places that cost something become more meaningful. Not less.
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Scientists confirm biblical earthquake that 'shook the earth' during Jesus' crucifixion trib.al/eN78Uto
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When the church is silent on issues that the culture is screaming about, then a whole generation only hears one worldview.
The church must speak up, pray up, disciple up, and train up a whole generation to navigate through cultural issues with the truth of God’s Word.
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United States forces have captured the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, in the capital of Caracas. Now begins the disintegration of what is left of the country...
#maduro #venezuela #caracas #geopolitics
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🚨 URGENT – MAJOR LEAK FROM IRAN’S CENTRAL BANK
A confidential and classified directive issued by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic has been leaked.
The document orders all major Iranian banks, payment networks, card systems and financial institutions to immediately enter emergency operational mode in anticipation of nationwide unrest, sabotage, shutdown scenarios and regime-level crisis.
The directive explicitly instructs banks to:
• Prepare for blackouts and infrastructure collapse
• Secure and relocate critical financial data
• Activate crisis-mode parallel payment systems
• Prepare for system shutdowns, mass disruption, and nationwide instability
• Create alternative financial survival mechanisms in case the regime loses control
In plain language:
The regime is officially preparing for collapse scenarios.
They are no longer planning for “if” — they are planning for when.
This is not routine security paperwork.
This is financial martial law preparation.
It is a written admission that the regime expects:
• loss of control
• mass civil resistance
• infrastructure breakdown
• and nationwide instability
The system is bracing itself for a coming rupture.
History records moments like this.
This is one of them.
The collapse phase has entered the banking system.
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Pastor @BrettEsslinger asked Joel Hanley about how God loves him no matter what.
Even during a long season as he keeps his faith strong & @Jhanz44 talks about the support he gets from his family during the highs & lows of a season.
Confidence can be a huge challenge at times but Joel Hanley has such a great story to share to all hockey players & anyone else who plays sports or just grinds it out at the job they have.
Joel went from being a 7th defenceman to a top 4 defenceman & his confidence in himself made that possible.
We appreciate Joel a lot, he’s one of the best humans you’ll ever meet in this world.
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We are happy to announce a New Series named Called Up: Stories of Purpose & Pucks.
Our first guest was Joel Hanley from the Calgary Flames as we talk about hockey & faith.
Huge thanks to @Jhanz44 for taking the time this morning to share his passion, perspective & love for the game of hockey & his deep connection to his faith for God.
We are so grateful to have Pastor @BrettEsslinger from Saints Church for joining us on this New Series for our podcast as we open the door to those in the @NHL & other leagues who are proud to speak on both topics.
This episode will be published next Friday morning at midnight MST on all podcast platforms.
#NHL #Flames #CofRed #God #Jesus
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We've traded the Gospel for OnlyFans, and wisdom for dopamine on demand.
This isn’t liberation—it’s digital paganism.
You’re not free. You’re being entertained into hell.
Wake up. Fight back.
