Church + Walkability + Neighbourhood Life (Part 1) by Andrew Stephens-Rennie In a previous post, I began to track the growing discussion around the impacts of current economic fragility on the future of the church.
The “Born Again” Shibboleth by Brian Walsh Some years ago I was teaching a course on postmodernity and a biblical worldview.
There’s No Place Like Home The following is an excerpt from an essay written by Brian Walsh and Steven Bouma-Prediger, originally published in the 2008 edition of Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought.
The Church As We Know It by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Now this is interesting. Or at least I think it is.
No Impact Empire by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Following up on Brian’s post on Gratitude and Empire, I want to point to a couple of interesting thoughts from Colin Beavan (aka No Impact Man) on Gratitude and Consumption.
Gratitude and Empire by Brian Walsh I love thank you notes. And I know that I don’t write enough of them.
I Think We’re the Orphans by Erika Kivik I was recently telling a roommate over breakfast that I often experience guilt over ‘never doing anything as well as I could.’
Something About Context by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Moving from the economic to the political centre of Canada has me asking some questions about how to get on remixing things in a slightly different context.
Exhaustion and the Built Environment by Andrew Stephens-Rennie A few days ago on the Slow Home blog, John Brown posted the following quotation from Dolores Hayden: It is much more common to complain about time or money than to fume about urban design.
Shine A Light by Andrew Stephens-Rennie As Ericka and I prepare to move to Ottawa next week, my mind is drawn towards the projects that lay before me this fall.
Sustainable Ministry by Andrew Stephens-Rennie What does sustainable ministry even look like? After a year of parish ministry, I’m still struggling to figure that out.
Prophetic Preaching & The Church by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Over the past couple of weeks, my thoughts have turned to Jeremiah 32.
The Shadow of Three Crosses by Andrew Stephens-Rennie (Preface) We read this story in the shadow of three crosses.
Remixing the Empire by Brian Walsh A reflection on John 18:28-19:30 Wine Before Breakfast Originally Delivered March 18, 2008 Prophet, Priest … and now King.