Preaching What We Ought by Andrew Stephens-Rennie What does it all mean, this gospel of muck and filth?
A Dying Church by Andrew Stephens-Rennie The Anglican Church must die, and I’m thinking it’d be better sooner rather than later.
Rachel, The Mainline and Me Dear Rachel Held Evans I like you. Like a lot. I don’t know what it is, but so many of the things you write resonate with me.
The Beloved Community :: From Outside In A Wine Before Breakfast Meditation on Isaiah 58 by Joanna Manning A couple of weeks ago, I came across an article in the Toronto Star called ‘We have to pay the rent in Attawapiskat’ The author, Catherine Murton Stoehr who teaches history at Nipissing University, had this to say about the situation that is unfolding at the native reserve: Stephen Harper is encouraging Canadians to continue believing that we are the generous benefactors of the First Nations People, but this is not true.
The Problem of Incarnation What the camp does is challenge the church with the problem of the incarnation – that you have God who is grand and almighty, who gets born in a stable.
Voting for Resurrection by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Election day is coming, and I’m ready to predict that somebody’s gonna get crucified.
If Poverty Really Matters… by Greg Paul Greg Paul is the founder and Executive Director of Sanctuary Ministries in Toronto, Ontario and is also pastor of the Sanctuary community.
Dueling Beatitudes Perhaps you’ll remember a number of months ago when we posted Joe Abbey-Colborne’s rendition of The Beatitudes of Our Current Church Culture.
Sexuality and Welcoming the Gentiles by Andrew Stephens-Rennie One of the more interesting things for us here at Empire Remixed is the way in which people stumble upon this blog.
The Beatitudes of Our Current Church Culture In a recent sermon at Wine Before Breakfast, Joe AC, pastoral director of Parkdale Neighbourhood Church in Toronto concluded with these modern day Beatitudes from the perspective of our contemporary, self-satisfied church culture.
Discovering Disability by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Earlier in the spring I spent some time reading Christine M.
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.