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.
Psalm 98: Joy, Judgment and Advent Psalm 98 is an invitation to a victory party … against the evidence, in the face of the empire.
Psalm 137, Exile and Rocket Launchers Songs of home, songs of hope, songs that keep a faith alive, are defiled and profaned when they become the trivial entertainment of voyeuristic oppressors.
Thomas, Doubt and Practicing Resurrection [An Easter sermon on John 20.19-31 preached at Wine Before Breakfast on April 22, 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.
Joni and Jesus: Poets of Endings On Sunday, November 17, the Wine Before Breakfast community joined our friends at the Church of the Redeemer, Toronto, for a service featuring the music of Joni Mitchell.
Jesus Saves by Brian Walsh (a sermon on Romans 10, preached at Wine Before Breakfast, January 29, 2013) That neon light always caught my eye.
Empire, Idolatry and Homosexuality: Romans 1.18-32 revisited by Brian Walsh (a sermon preached at Wine Before Breakfast on October 2, 2012) Let’s be clear about something from the start this morning.
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.
A Wedding Targum on Colossians 3.12-17 by Brian Walsh They say that church is a good place to meet a life partner.
Foot in Mouth. Again. by Andrew Stephens-Rennie So I was ranting and raving again on Sunday morning at church.
Compassion Goes all the Way Down: A Wedding Sermon by Brian Walsh Earlier this summer I preached at a wedding for a couple of my friends.
Creation’s Groan Is it strange that all along while we’ve been awaiting a saviour, Creation has been waiting for the same thing?