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.
Ash Wednesday: Beginning the Lenten Pilgrimage with Steve Bell Today we begin a Lenten journey. We know that this is a wilderness journey, and we know that it is going to a cross.
Steve Bell’s “Pilgrimage” Boxset: A Review This is no normal run-of-the mill boxset. This is no cheap marketing ploy to get folks to buy again songs they already have. Rather, we have here a beautifully creative celebration and a reflection of twenty-five years of music making.
Psalm 98: Joy, Judgment and Advent Psalm 98 is an invitation to a victory party … against the evidence, in the face of the empire.
Advent, Psalm 145 and a “Fantastic” Vision “There is a time and place in the ceaseless human endeavor to change the world, when alternative visions, no matter how fantastic, provide the grist for shaping powerful political forces for change.
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.
Clash of Empires This is a story about empires colliding – the Roman Empire colliding with the upstart anti-empire that Jesus referred to ironically as “the Kingdom of God.”
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.
Thomas, Doubt and Practicing Resurrection [An Easter sermon on John 20.19-31 preached at Wine Before Breakfast on April 22, 2014.
The Cross – This Ain’t No Prom A sermon preached on John 19.17-42 at Wine Before Breakfast on April 15, 2014.
Everyone’s Got a Game A sermon on the conclusion of the trial scene before Pilate in John19.1-16 preached at Wine Before Breakfast on April 8, 2014.
Whose Game Is This? A sermon on the beginning of the trial scene before Pilate in John 18.28-40 preached at Wine Before Breakfast on April 1, 2014.
Pastoral Letter: Holy Week 2014 This is my pastoral letter to the Wine Before Breakfast community calling us to keep Holy Week.
Lazarus, Ani and Jesus On April 6, 2014, the Wine Before Breakfast community teamed up with our friends at the Church of the Redeemer in Toronto for a service that brought the artistry of Ani DiFranco into dialogue with the story of the raising of Lazarus, with Psalm 130 in the background.