Nicodemus is not used to standing in a place where reason fails. But this is a place where we all must stand at some point in our lives. In joy or in sorrow. In pain or abandon or grief or loneliness or moments of calling and clarity. Moments when we are blinded, unsure if we are standing in the darkness or in the light.
Ash Wednesday brought with it a lot of statements on my Facebook and Twitter feed reminding me that I was going to die. I know […]
This week I wanted to share with you the perspective of two people in our house church ministry. Mark Carter is pursuing studies for ministry […]
The face that gazed up at me was still so beautiful and the smile she shared had not ceased since I came into the room. […]
Jesus, when I hear again the story of your temptation – when I read about those 40 days you spent out in the wilderness – […]
As Christians enter the period of Lent, a time of preparation, we are invited to self-examination, penitence, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. As part of my […]
What is the aesthetic profile of your congregation? When you think about the artwork or memorials or liturgical accoutrements of your congregation, what kind of […]
Last week, my wife and I went on a short driving trip in search of spring. The result of our search is that spring is […]
Over the week of March 3-7, some members of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank staff and board will be fasting for one day about climate change […]
I grew up taking piano lessons. As a teenager, I would get so absorbed in practicing that I sometimes forgot things. Like the pot on […]
You’re still here. On earth. What difference will your life make? Elie Wiesel wrote something that changed me. He is a Holocaust survivor who saw […]
It seems funny in a way to prepare for Lent as it is a season of preparation itself. Nevertheless we prepare to prepare. We think […]
By Bruce Wilcox (Lay Pastor/Teacher in the Cariboo House Church Mission) In pondering the amazing grace of God, it strikes me that my whole […]
Fasting for a day — I’ll choose a 24 hour period, from, say 6:30 pm through to 6:30 pm — is a minor inconvenience for me. I know it is temporary.
These are lines from Berry’s Sabbath 1999 poems, but let them ring in Lent this year. Again we resume the long lesson of small things. The simple lesson that takes us years of circling to finally work into the fabric of our hearts. Maybe it takes all the years. Maybe that’s the point.
This was to be our last brunch together. For nearly 15 years we had met here on the first Monday morning of every month.
I know it’s a weird blog title. I almost deleted the whole thing—but realized that would be to succumb to the very thing I’m warning […]
It takes a lot of groceries to feed a billion people. Just ask the Chinese Communist Party. For the Party, the question of food security […]
What happens when Facebook dies? Of course it isn’t a question of whether Facebook will die – only when. It might happen slowly as users […]
It all changes when prayer stops being something you know youshould do, and starts being something you want to do. Prayer is air. But… We can get stifled, […]