Lenting from Home
Like most things during this pandemic, Lent will look a lot different for us this year. So here are some ideas and resources that you can use to shape this season as we remain physically distanced from one another.
Read MoreA Prayer for 2021
As 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 MoreGiving Thanks in 2020
2020 has been and continues to be a difficult year for many. So can we get a pass on giving thanks and simply agree that this year sucks?
Read MoreWriting a Psalm for Clara
The 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 MoreElijah and the Showdown
In Part 3 of the life and times of Elijah, the prophet, we are going to experience an epic showdown! In this case, it isn’t about who’s the strongest fighter, but which god is the true god. It is not a championship at stake, but the allegiance of an entire nation.
Read MoreA Prayer for 2020
Happy 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 MorePraying for our Country
Monday 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 MoreWorship in the Other Dimension
Worship can be defined as what we do in order to glorify God. But what if we used the book of Revelation as a backdrop? We’ll discover that we’re invited to join in the cosmic reality of God through our worship.
Read MoreWhy We Keep On Singing
It never occurred to me that people new to church might actually find singing together to be a little awkward, if not outright strange. So why do we do it?
Read MoreCalm Me Lord
I was trapped at the bottom of the stairs leading into the basement of my friend’s house. At the top stood Gimli, his eyes locked on me, barking and growling. Calm me Lord...
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