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.
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.
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.
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.
Commissioning by Andrew Stephens-Rennie In a strange twist of fate, Levi’s provides a way better commissioning to go out and actively love and seek to renew the world, than I’ve heard in a church in a long time.
Slick by Andrew Stephens-Rennie This oil slick, it’s making me sick. Six weeks of seepage on the seabed and where are we at?
Operation 504 Rebuild by Andrew Stephens-Rennie I got off the phone yesterday with Tommy, and my heart sunk.
Mining Justice Campaign by Andrew Stephens-Rennie This morning I had the opportunity to sit down with Stefan Cherry, a policy analyst with the Mennonite Central Committee, and a church planter in the Vanier neighbourhood of Ottawa.
Obama as Empire-Builder by Andrew Stephens-Rennie As I was looking through my feed reader, I noticed an interesting post by Fr.
The Mysterious Death of Marcelo Rivera by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Our friend Jamie Moffett, director of the film “The Ordinary Radicals” that followed Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw on their Jesus for President Book Tour recently posted this clip on his blog.
Advent III :: Turning the Corner by Andrew Stephens-Rennie I think that maybe we’re turning the corner.
21st Century Breakdown by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Despite everything Mark Carney’s been saying lately about the end of a recession, I think I’m more apt to agree with Green Day that we’re still in the midst of a 21st Century Breakdown.
Blue Like Jazz and the God-Man by Andrew Stephens-Rennie “What do you mean God isn’t an old white European male?