Resurrection Among the Ruins: Pt. 2. Mary’s Story Mary came to the tomb, under the ruins of her faith, her hope, her dreams. And resurrection happened among those ruins.
Resurrection Among the Ruins: Pt 1. Isaiah’s Vision Can there be resurrection among the ruins? Might hope be born in the face of such despair?
Lovers in this Dangerous Time Originally Preached at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Summerland, BC. You know, I can’t think of a better pairing than a wedding and that song we just heard: Steve Bell’s version of Bruce Cockburn’s Lovers in a Dangerous Time.
Nostalgia at the Riverside Originally Preached at Kimberley Shared Ministry. Photo taken at St. Mary’s Lake by Andrew Stephens-Rennie.
Tragedy and Epiphany: It is all About the Children It is all about the children. What do we say before Rachel, weeping for her children?
A Holy Night Can you imagine a world with stars brightly shining–a world ready to embrace our dear Saviour’s birth?
From Displacement to Domicide: A Lenten Theme? In a culture of domicide, what happens if we inhabit the Scriptures, finding a path home in the story they tell, that moves from homemaking to domicide to homecoming?
Imagine a World image credit: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land A sermon preached at St.
A Samaritan Woman Meets Jesus and Leonard What happens if we hear Leonard Cohen singing at that well with the Samaritan woman and Jesus?
When the Church becomes the Well It's time for the church to become the well, the meeting place, of healing and restoration.
Lent and the”H” word Be careful what you say this Lent. The "H" word can get you into a heck of a lot of trouble.
Ash Wednesday, Psalm 51, and #ACCToo On Ash Wednesday—a mere week ago, a group of over 200 signatories sent a letter to high ranking officials of the Anglican Church of Canada, including the Primate and Council of General Synod (CoGS).
Exaggeration Incarnate: Advent Joy Advent joy is the joy of the future reaching back to touch the present.
Advent gloom, Advent hope Wherever Jesus went there would be no gloom for those in anguish because the light of the kingdom gave them hope.
The Trouble with the Third Slave A reflection on Matthew 25:14-31 for St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Trail, BC.