Exhaustion and the Built Environment by Andrew Stephens-Rennie A few days ago on the Slow Home blog, John Brown posted the following quotation from Dolores Hayden: It is much more common to complain about time or money than to fume about urban design.
Shine A Light by Andrew Stephens-Rennie As Ericka and I prepare to move to Ottawa next week, my mind is drawn towards the projects that lay before me this fall.
Sustainable Ministry by Andrew Stephens-Rennie What does sustainable ministry even look like? After a year of parish ministry, I’m still struggling to figure that out.
Prophetic Preaching & The Church by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Over the past couple of weeks, my thoughts have turned to Jeremiah 32.
Jesus for President by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Welcome to all those visiting from Zack Exley’s blog or article over at the Huffington Post.
The Shadow of Three Crosses by Andrew Stephens-Rennie (Preface) We read this story in the shadow of three crosses.
Lament with a Purpose by Andrew Stephens-Rennie And laments have a purpose, and laments have a cost A requiem playing that gathers the lost It sometimes tastes sour, this sweetness of hope When the blizzards are raging on this lovers slope Yet I don’t want to freeze, inside or out For it’s you that dissolves the cold walls of doubt – Martyn Joseph, “Turn Me Tender” from the album Deep Blue Tonight is a night for laments.
Will You Take My Cup? by Andrew Stephens-Rennie A reflection on Romans 15:1-13 Wine Before Breakfast Originally Delivered March 13, 2007 Jesus cries out, battered and bruised in the garden of torment, sweat, and blood he prays: Take this cup from me.
To Hell With “To Hell With Romans 13”? by Andrew Stephens-Rennie There has been a little reaction out in the blogosphere to Brian’s post on Romans 13.
Blogging Lent by Andrew Stephens-Rennie I know that we’re well into our lenten journey, and trying our best to avoid the A—— word.
Curing Cancer…With Cancer by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Homeopathy has this saying, and this understanding of disease, that “like cures like.”
Creation’s Groan Is it strange that all along while we’ve been awaiting a saviour, Creation has been waiting for the same thing?
Recovering Joseph’s Story by Andrew Stephens-Rennie In the days after Christmas I have, for the past few years, found my self wondering what, if anything, has changed.