How Reconciliation Begins As Jesus invites us into his community of reconciliation, he offers a wide welcome to one and all, calling us to offer the same welcome that we received.
There’s More Healing to Be Done Jesus stops, disrupting the flow of blood from the one whose hemorrhages had not ceased to flow for 12 long years. Twelve years of suffering healed in an instant. And yet, there’s more healing to be done.
Bikes, Jesus and the Legal System It was a week and a half ago that I was (nearly) bike-jacked. And every time I talk about this, someone inevitably asks: "Is that a thing?"
Being Church What if it's up to more than our marketing campaigns, facebook ad buys, and edgy new ways of being church? What if it's been up to the Spirit all along?
Look Death in the Eye It’s not easy to look death in the eye, no matter what we’re promised on the other side.
The First Word On the banks of the river, I had this sense that a new plotline was emerging. Jesus of Nazareth would be the first word in the story of what might be.
Adnan Syed and the Parable of the Talents A reflection on Matthew 25:14-30 originally preached at St. Brigids Vancouver, an emerging Christian community rooted in the Anglican tradition.
Miscarriage There is no poetry in miscarriage, no poetry in death. Its shock, surprise and torment cannot be made beautiful. It is ache, absence and loss beyond words.
Dogged Faith Great is the faith of the woman who dares to talk back; the one who dares to question; the one who dares lean in.
Prayers for the St. Brigids Community It’s not often that contributors to this blog write asking for our community’s prayers.
World Vision, Pragmatism and the Fallen Powers A week has passed. The dust has settled. Has it? And everything’s back to the way it was.
Blowing Smoke There are days I walk outside to be with Jesus And sit on a park bench Or under the bridge There are days I leave my room to find Jesus Walking the streets and alleyways There are days I leave the lineup, and stop to bum a light.
World Vision & Church Discipline I’m making a list. A shortlist, so to speak. A short, concise list, of those who, in the wake of this World Vision fiasco, need to come under strict church discipline.
No Place for a Woman So next time you're putting a woman in her place, might I suggest this: put her in her rightful place. She is a woman of valour. Treat her accordingly.