Urban Filling and Urban Judgment by Brian Walsh A meditation on Isaiah 2.5-22 Culture is not optional.
Pacing the Cage: The Prophetic Hope of Bruce Cockburn by Brian Walsh Republished with permission from www.huffingtonpost.com Sunset is an angel weeping Holding out a bloody sword No matter how I squint I cannot Make out what it’s pointing toward These lines, from Bruce Cockburn’s hauntingly beautiful song “Pacing the Cage,” have been my constant companions as I have been reflecting on the year that was and the year that is to come.
On Duct Tape, Swords and Ploughshares by Brian Walsh I need a new Bible. Some of you have seen my Bible at Wine Before Breakfast or in my office.
Ordination, Liturgy and Blood-Stained Hands by Brian Walsh Joanna Manning is going to be ordained a priest.
From Babylon to Jerusalem :: A New Urban Vision by Brian Walsh A meditation on Rev. 21.9-14; 21.22-22.5 delivered in the Wine Before Breakfast community on September 20, 2011 Grief is the doorway to hope, tragic endings give birth to surprising beginnings, lament gives way to praise, and death is overturned in resurrection.
Babylon is Fallen by Brian Walsh Wine Before Breakfast is a worshiping community that I pastor at the University of Toronto.
Seeing in the Dark :: Faith, Film and TIFF On Wednesday September 14th, Trinity College, Church of the Redeemer, The Gateway and Imago will be hosting “Seeing in the Dark,” a conversation about Faith and Film.
Jack, Jesus and our Deepest Yearnings: Remembering Jack Layton by Brian Walsh This week we have witnessed a national outpouring of emotion the likes of which is unparalleled in my lifetime.
Remembering John Stott by Brian Walsh When I was seventeen years old I went to the Urbana Missions Conference.
Remembering Gerald Vandezande: Prophet and Friend by Brian Walsh Matt Redman’s song “Blessed be your Name” is a powerful testimony to praise in the face of both joy and sorrow.
Coalitions? Who’s Afraid of Coalitions? Fear Mongering, the Constitution and the Common Good by Brian Walsh Traveling through four provinces over the last couple of days from Toronto to Halifax, I started to feel like the candidates in this election with their grueling travel schedule.
A Pastoral Letter for Holy Week 2011 Every year Brian writes a pastoral letter to the Wine Before Breakfast community at the University of Toronto.
Contempt, the Commons and Justice: Two Economies by Brian Walsh Kentucky poet, farmer, essayist, novelist and profoundly wise man, Wendell Berry once said that there were two kinds of economy: There is the kind of economy that exists to protect the “right” of profit, as does our present public economy; this sort of economy will inevitably gravitate toward the protection of the “rights” of those who profit most.