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.
Mining Justice Campaign by Andrew Stephens-Rennie This morning I had the opportunity to sit down with Stefan Cherry, a policy analyst with the Mennonite Central Committee, and a church planter in the Vanier neighbourhood of Ottawa.
Obama as Empire-Builder by Andrew Stephens-Rennie As I was looking through my feed reader, I noticed an interesting post by Fr.
The Mysterious Death of Marcelo Rivera by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Our friend Jamie Moffett, director of the film “The Ordinary Radicals” that followed Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw on their Jesus for President Book Tour recently posted this clip on his blog.
What If? Originally posted on Allan Reeve’s blog, he’s given us permission to repost it here at Empire Remixed in its entirety.
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 III :: Turning the Corner by Andrew Stephens-Rennie I think that maybe we’re turning the corner.
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.
Justice and Creation CRC Campus Ministries, University of Toronto and Crux Books present: Justice and Creation: a double book launch for “The Justice Project” (Ed.
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.
21st Century Breakdown by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Despite everything Mark Carney’s been saying lately about the end of a recession, I think I’m more apt to agree with Green Day that we’re still in the midst of a 21st Century Breakdown.