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Is New Life Possible?

Jesus makes new life possible. Not life driven by fear, but abundant life grounded in the assurance that we are beloved children of God. Each and every one of us. Even on those days we're told we're not. And especially on those days we can't believe it's true.

by Andrew Stephens-Rennie

Meeting The Shepherds

I imagine him as one of the shepherds. Street smart and world weary, but ready for a fight if need be. I imagine the angels showing themselves to the shepherd and his pals with good news of great joy.

by Andrew Stephens-Rennie

Refugees in their own backyard

A refugee in his own backyard. That’s what Joseph was. Bethlehem became a refugee camp. But these were refugees in their own backyard.

by Brian Walsh

Scared Shitless – A Christmas Story

You ever been that afraid? You ever been totally shaking in terror? You ever been scared shitless?

by Brian Walsh

Living in the Tragic Gap

Living in in the Spirit means holding the tension of the tragic gap, living in the tension of hope and reality, and allowing that tension to break our hearts open, so that the heartbreak of God, becomes our heartbreak as well.

by Sylvia Keesmaat

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.

by Andrew Stephens-Rennie

Dry Bones, the Spirit and Resurrection

There can be no resurrection without a new creation. There can be no new creation without bodies. And there can be no bodies without soil.

by Brian Walsh

The Spirit, ‘Spontaneity’ and Justice

I guess I'm just tired of the Holy Spirit being used as a psycho-spiritual drug dealer justifying spiritual narcissism.

by Brian Walsh

The Centurion’s Tale

And if he was God’s son, the King of the Jews, then what was he doing on that cross? But it is on the cross that I saw who he was. It is on the cross that this king is enthroned. And that doesn’t make any sense at all. Or does it?

by Brian Walsh

On Staying and not Running: A Pastoral Letter for Holy Week 2015

Dare we not run, but stay? Dare we stay and watch, stay and bear witness? Dare we face this week with open hands and open hearts?

by Brian Walsh

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.

by Andrew Stephens-Rennie

Stubborn

When Jesus remixes Isaiah's song of the vineyard, what Bartimeaus sees is stubbornness meet stubbornness.

by Nate Wall

What do you want me to do for you?

(A meditation on Mark 10.32-52 presented at Wine Before Breakfast on February 24, 2015) The Zebedee boys and Bartimaeus.

by Brian Walsh

From Empire to Cross

(The Wine Before Breakfast community is journeying to the cross this Lent with Mark as our guide on the way.

by Brian Walsh

Orange is the New Purple

Last week twenty one men were marched out to the shores of Libya. They were called “people of the cross.” They wore orange jump suits.

by Brian Walsh

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