The Youth Problem by Andrew Stephens-Rennie In late November, when I was preaching at a mid-sized Anglican church in Ottawa, I found myself finally putting into words something I’d been thinking about for quite some time.
The Moon of Wintertime A reflection on Matthew 11:2-11 by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Longing and waiting expectantly.
Advent and Asking the Right Question A Meditation on Isaiah 35.1-10 and Matthew 11.2-10 by Brian Walsh You can miss Advent by failing to ask the right question.
Not Judging by What the Eye Sees by Brian Walsh A shoot will come out of the stump of Jesse, and a branch will grow from its roots.
Expectant Hope by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Hope. It’s in short supply these days. The demands on our land and on the people who live here.
Swords, Plowshares and Advent Hope by Brian Walsh This morning at Wine Before Breakfast I preached on Matthew 24.36-44 and Isaiah 2.1-4.
Swords into Plowshares by Brian Walsh I often visit an Old Order Mennonite community in Belize when I am teaching for the Creation Care Studies Program.
From Relevance to Resonance Under an Orange Sky by Brian Walsh The question was a good one, though the questioner wasn’t sure.
No Hope of Resurrection by Andrew Stephens-Rennie It seems to me that the biggest hindrance to mainline churches in Canada is a wishy-washy stance on the resurrection.
The Beatitudes of Our Current Church Culture In a recent sermon at Wine Before Breakfast, Joe AC, pastoral director of Parkdale Neighbourhood Church in Toronto concluded with these modern day Beatitudes from the perspective of our contemporary, self-satisfied church culture.
Graduation Confirmed by Andrew Stephens-Rennie This was originally posted as one of my monthly columns on youth ministry for the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa’s Crosstalk newspaper.
The New Pornographers and Calvin College: An Open Letter by Brian Walsh The news of Calvin College cancelling a performance next month by the Canadian Indie band, The New Pornographers, has been all over the press and blogosphere in the last day or so.
Practice Resurrection by Brian Walsh So what do you get when 130 people converge on Russet House Farm for a Practicing Resurrection conference?
BP, The Gulf, and the Assault of God by Brian Walsh The doctors seemed totally incapable of stemming the flow.