Psalm 51 has become a powerful tool of confession for individuals and communities. It’s the prayer we need to be praying today, after hearing news that the remains of 215 children were found at an Indian Residential School in Kamloops, B.C.
Read MoreCBC’s Kim’s Convenience has become one of my favourite TV shows. In the most recent episode I watched, I was blown away with the dialogue that Umma and Appa have about prayer. I never expected a CBC show to include such a good reminder of what prayer is and how God longs to be in relationship with us.
Read MoreThrough Jesus’ words, we hear God speaking to us. On the cross, Jesus prayed, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” What do those words mean for us when we don’t know what we are doing?
Read MoreHow do we go about naming our losses? How do we commemorate the one year anniversary of this pandemic? What do we do when we don’t have good answers to all the “Why” questions?
Read MoreOn March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 was a global pandemic. After one year, this occasion gives us a chance to pause to reflect, remember our losses, and reorient ourselves to the future.
Read MoreDuring this pandemic, I can’t count how many times I’ve longed for things to go back to normal. But I’m starting to realize that my hopes for everything to go back to normal uncover my own place of privilege.
Read MoreAs much as I want to say “Happy New Year,” entering 2021 doesn’t mean the darkness we’ve witnessed in 2020 is over with. There’s some serious work left for us to do as we enter this new year, especially as the church. And so I offer this prayer for 2021.
Read MoreThe Psalms are people's own prayers, poems, and songs that express thankfulness, praise, sorrow, pain, or lament before God. If I were to write my own Psalm today, this is how it would go.
Read MoreI’ve never experienced an international pandemic like the COVID-19 virus. Although this is a difficult time, I hope that this experience will bring us closer in touch with our humanity and deeper into our reliance on God for life. For that reason, I offer this prayer for our world.
Read MoreHappy New Year! You may be full of hope for new beginnings or dreading the change that’s about to come. Either way, I pray that we grow deeper in our trust of God. Prayer is the best tool we have to do this.
Read MoreAs Christians, we are waiting for the kingdom of God to come in full while already living fully in it’s inauguration through Jesus. To that end, I offer this Advent prayer.
Read MoreMonday came and went in Canada, and with it, a change in the configuration of our federal government. No matter how we feel about it, the one thing we can all do is to pray for our leaders and this country.
Read MoreAs I woke up this morning to the news of a new president in the United States of America, I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t even know what to feel. The only thing I can do, for now, is pray.
Read MoreWhat do you do to confront suffering and evil in this world? Have you discovered the practice of lament? J. Richard Middleton digs deep into the teachings of the Psalms and the stories of Abraham and Job to teach us what role lament has in our relationship with God.
Read MoreWhat name do you use for God? Do you call Him "Father?" If so, what gives you the right?
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