For whom do you work?
Have you ever sensed that you were really busy at church? It doesn’t happen just to pastors and ministry leaders; being afflicted with busyness can […]
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A New Vocabulary for Christianity
“Gay” used to mean happy. “Sick” used to mean illness. “Cool” meant put on a sweater. Right now I’m just relaxing on vacation (and yes, […]
In death, a resurrection.
Yesterday was grey here. The kind of grey that looms over you and has you wondering if spring will ever come. Our city has been […]
Rich Food for Lent
Maybe it’s just my greedy, foody nature, but I love the language here. Isaiah sings to my soul in this passage. This is a prophet for me. I hear this call to an attitude of abundance away from the perspective of poverty. Instead of being bound by want, and worried about cost, we’re called here to enjoy and see that there is plenty
A Lesson Learned
An incident today revealed something about myself that I hadn’t realized before. Suddenly I was in a position much like Jonah.
The Lord’s Prayer
For the Lent Project today we were supposed to pray the Lord’s Prayer. Personally I find this a great technique when I’m distracted like I am on days […]
Weathering the storm.
A little over three years ago my son entered the world in a rather dramatic way having not grown half of his diaphragm in the […]
Today I am choosing to see.
My boys had a little disagreement this morning and after they hugged it out my son came running to me. He crawled up into my […]
Inspirational Quotes to Lift You
Forget face lifts. Here are some life lifts. Much of my work includes swimming in currents of words that lead to channels of growth and […]
“What do you like about your church community?”
Yesterday, I heard a story from a woman who has experienced real community in the life of her church. When she was a new believer, […]
Temptation strikes
Temptation strikes and we’re left with a choice. In our Lent Project reading today we encounterJesus in the wilderness being tempted. While we may not be tempted […]
Part of the Family
As you can see I’ve really thought about today’s passage for The Lent Project. Not because there’s anything particularly hard about it, there isn’t. I think it’s the […]
Ashes to ashes, parent to child
Ash Wednesday is an ancient holy day in the Christian church calendar. It marks the beginning of the season of Lent, which is traditionally a […]
My Day Without Technology
Ever feel like you work for the internet? I decided to dedicate one day to “no technology.” I give myself a B for my efforts. […]
Practice is essential
I’ve been rather busy lately and that is good. The added blog entry each day has kept me focused in the midst of everything and […]
Minnie’s Porcupines (meatballs)
Musician Catherine Brown was born and raised in the Collingwood area. Catherine’s parents were market gardeners, so there was very little money. But, both were […]
We need community.
Yesterday I went to church. Hardly surprising I know but while I was there I saw various gifts being used, people doing ministry and it […]
Proud Jerusalem and Christ’s Wings
This is one of those passages that makes for an excellent children’s story. I must confess, I do like getting a chance to share my chicken impression with a congregation. Not every day, eh? But it’s memorable as a message, too. Jesus subverting gender stereotypes and comparing himself to a nurturing mother. Jesus stretching out his arms to lovingly gather us in. And memorable, too, the glimpse of Palm Sunday ahead.
A Child’s Prayer
“Now I lay me down to sleep” is probably the best known bedtime prayer. It is one I learned many years ago and repeated until old enough to speak confidently to the Lord.
The light shines in the darkness.
Light streamed in and danced on the table through the stained glass that hangs in my kitchen this morning. It has been much longed for […]