Welcome to Not In Vain!
My name is Tim Strickland. I am married to Carol and we have three kids, Jacob, Jessica & Chloe. We live in Three Hills, Alberta, Canada, where I serve as Senior Pastor of the Prairie Tabernacle.
This blog contains reflections on theology, preaching, and whatever else happens to be on my mind!
The name “Not In Vain” is taken from 1 Corinthians 15:58 (ESV) “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.”
Hope it is a blessing to you.
Tim
PS:
The CP Steam Engine photo header was taken at Revelstoke, BC in the summer of 2006 on our family vacation. It is an classic 4-6-4 Canadian Pacific steam engine that runs through a section of the Rocky Mountains as a tourist train (between Revelstoke and Banff, I think, possibly all the way to Calgary(?) ). We later saw it again steaming through the famous Spiral Tunnels (see photo below) If you look closely you can see that the train had diesel locomotives between the steam engine and the passenger cars, I would assume for safety, in case the steam engine had trouble.
Hey Tim,
I appreciated your review of the novel “the Shack,” and just wanted to say Thank You! I have only ever heard the title and what a great book it is, yet no one had ever mentioned the un-biblical truths. As I have quite a busy schedule, I tend to rely on the judgment of my local Christian bookstore when making a purchase, this just saves me time and energy that I could be putting into something else. This was a book that was on my “to buy” list, and I had planned to read it in between school semesters, my mistake to rely purely on the Christian markets judgement has been noted. Once again, a sincere thank you for this insight, I think I will find myself another novel for the Christmas break.
Kyle
By: Kyle may on October 21, 2008
at 1:34 pm
Hey Kyle,
Glad the review was a help to you, and I hope you find a good read for the Christmas holidays.
Tim
By: Tim on October 27, 2008
at 12:09 am