Inclusive, Particular and Being Down and Out in Austin.

by Brian Walsh On March 17 I had the incredible honour of speaking along with my co-author, Steven Bouma-Prediger at the “National Symposium on Homelessness” in Austin, Texas.

Homemaking on the Road: Romans 15 and the Bigger Picture

by Brian Walsh It has been about home from the beginning.

The Holy Dove and a Crown of Thorns

I was teaching for the Creation Care Studies Program in Belize some years ago.

Gratitude: Some Thoughts for Yonge Street Mission

by Brian Walsh In a culture of perpetual dissatisfaction, …a culture where you are what you have made yourself, …a culture of ceaseless craving ……for new experiences, ……for consumer goods, ……for power, ……for sex, ……for wealth, ……for status, …a culture of hyperactive frenzy and anxiety, …a culture of paralysis and numbness, ……in this culture, ……gratitude can set us free.

Whole Bodies, Transformed Minds

by Brian Walsh [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgZYlTpRoRc] Dr. King once said that Christians are too often like thermometers, registering and reflecting the temperature all around them, when in fact we are called to thermostats, influencing and changing the spiritual, moral, and cultural atmosphere of the society in which we live.

Advent IV :: Mary’s Magnificat

by Brian Walsh Like everyone else, she received the news of Elizabeth’s pregnancy with joy, wonder … and fear.

Advent II :: Swords or Peace?

by Brian Walsh We had to wait for this. He wasn’t going to make any rash decisions.

Advent I :: A Season of Beginnings

by Ericka Stephens-Rennie Advent is a season of beginnings. Of newness.

No one Ever Said This Was Going to be Easy

by Brian Walsh So over at Wine Before Breakfast we’ve been hanging out with Paul and his letter to the Romans again.

Romans, Home and Empire

Romans, Home and Empire by Brian Walsh Some months ago I got to thinking about Paul’s letter to the Romans and the problems of homelessness.

David Dewees, Grief and Libel

by Brian Walsh On Saturday, October 2 a young man named David DeWees ended his life on the subway tracks at High Park Station in Toronto.

Targum :: Romans 1.16-32 (take two)

by Brian Walsh Some months ago I posted a targum on Romans 1.1-25 that received a fair bit of attention.

Whoever it was that brought me here, will have to take me home

by Brian Walsh Every week during the school year I write an email inviting folks to come to worship with us at Wine Before Breakfast.

September, Prayer and Campus Ministry

by Brian Walsh “This was the first time that I have prayed in public in six years.”

Hunting for Hope at Camp Fowler

  by Brian Walsh I have been spending this week at Camp Fowler in the Adriondacks.