Expecting a Baby
This Advent and Christmas season has revealed its waiting nature in a whole new way for Jessica and me. In this time of expectancy, we’re also expecting our first baby!
Read MoreWhat Are You Waiting For? An Advent Prayer
As 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 MoreCan We Talk About Death?
A couple of funeral directors told me that approximately 1/3 of the families they deal with decide not to have any kind of service for their deceased loved ones. It seems we’ve become increasingly apprehensive when it comes to the topic of death, but we need to learn to talk about it.
Read MoreI Would Defend My Wife. Can I Still be Pacifist?
Imagine you came home to find your spouse being raped and the only option you had to stop the perpetrator was to use violence. What would you do? And if you choose to stop them, would that disqualify you from being a pacifist?
Read MoreWhen Christian Leaders Fall
Another Christian leaders falls. How should the Church react? We need to remember that when leaders cross boundaries it isn’t just about morality; it’s about justice. And when it comes to injustice, the Church better take it seriously.
Read MoreWhen Celebrities Go Christian
I’ve noticed a recent trend. High profile celebrities are coming out as Christian. Their music used to be full of money, sex, power, and partying. And now they are singing about God’s love, forgiveness, commitment, and not living for the culture. What do we make of it? Should we be skeptical or embrace their change of faith?
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 MoreRevisiting Our Worldview
The creation stories of Genesis are so old that people often question if they can really still be important for us today. Of course the answer is “Yes.” Not only that, these stories have the power to shape our worldview by inviting us on God’s path of life and flourishing.
Read MoreRevisiting The Fall
Genesis 3 is notoriously known as The Fall. How are we to interpret the story of Adam and Eve, the serpent, and the tree? When it comes down to it, it’s a story of trust.
Read MoreRevisiting the Garden
We all ask the “Big Questions” from time to time. You know the ones. Is there a God? Why are we here? What’s my purpose? Believe it or not, these questions is what Genesis 2 is all about.
Read MoreRevisiting Creation
The creation story of Genesis 1 has often been pitted against evolutionary theory. But what if both these narratives are trying to answer completely different questions? What if there’s something far more important in this creation story?
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 MoreOn Being the Other's Other
If there’s one word that we could use to describe our Canadian and international political climate, I think it would be “polarizing.” But how can we love like Jesus in an age where we are expected to pick sides and fight?
Read MoreWhen the Youth Come Calling
After spending a week with youth encouraging them about the ways in which God might be calling them, I was quickly confronted with the voice of young people calling us to climate justice. The way we choose to respond will make all the difference.
Read MoreLamenting with the People in the Bush
There were so many great experiences as we travelled to Cross Lake for the tenth time this year. We saw God in so many ways, one of them being through a visit with the people in the bush.
Read MoreGod or Coincidence?: A Question in Time
My heart started racing as a little boy told me that his cousin’s baby was choking. What happened next was a lesson in God’s timing.
Read MoreThe Kind of Old I Want to Be
Here’s the truth: I’m getting old. So it’s got me thinking, what do I want to be like when I get there?
Read MoreWhen Our Justice Activism Fails
Bill C-262, the Canadian bill that would see our country adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, is dead. So where is the hope for justice?
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 MoreThe Loopholes of Love
A good loophole can come in handy when we’re stuck in a tight spot - usually the spot of not wanting to do what we think we should. But are there loopholes in the love of God?
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