Typology does not make scriptural contents into metaphors for extrascriptural realities, but the other way around. It does not suggest, as is often said in our day, that believers find their stories in the Bible,…
Within the larger churches of North America there is the insistent need for people to feel like they are ‘doing something.’ So much that goes on in larger churches is organized and executed by a…
One of the most influential people in my lives has been Robert Capon. In 2010 I wrote that there was a good chance I had fallen in love with him. We tried to call him…
God Loss isn’t something we like facing into. It’s not something we plan for It’s not something we we want in our future It’s not something we can control or fit into our plans Yet…
Been reading a few different books lately on the idea of Christian Anarchy. What it means, what it means for the Christian, who follows these precepts and what it could possibly have to do with…
You start to notice how people talk about God. We think god is absent when things are bad. Even Jesus did on the cross. But we instantly thank him when things are good. We thank…
We love to run things. We also love good things. So we started a festival in Sarnia at Sarnia Bay Marina called Festival of Good Things. You can buy your tickets here. It’s all…
I’ve been in the ‘website industry’ now for ten years or so. Working with Storyboard I’ve been working with clients and friends to make them look beautiful on the internet and make sure they are…
The classic line in leadership is to ‘lead by example.’ I’ve been told that line numerous times. I think I’m coming to see that this is misleading advice that doesn’t really get to the heart…
God of heaven and earth. God who sees us. God who hears our cry. We thank-you for creating us and creating this world. We know you are not done, and that this world is far…
Remind us of our smallness Remind us that you are still working, even when we can’t see Remind us that the kingdom exists all around us Remind us that hope is found buried and covered…
God, we know that we don’t have what it takes We know that we are fallen, sinful people We know that even in our best moments we fail to meet your demands So teach us…
God thank-you for sending your son to take our place We know we are sinful and aren’t able to stand up to your standards We accept your grace Help us learn to live in it…
God, thank-you for your blessings Thank-you for our wealth Thank-you for our community Let us not turn your blessings into curses Let us not hoard your wealth as if it’s ours Let us not focus…
“One way to inoculate ourselves against part of worship’s power is to think of going to church in superstitious terms, as if we are hedging our bets with God. If we participate in worship and…
I’ve been wrestling with the idea of faith a lot lately. For some, faith is aligned with some sort of God of the Gaps explanation where you only need it whenever you can’t explain something…
May we be the kind of community where Wives love their husbands and Husbands love their wives and where Husbands and Wives mutually sacrifice and submit to one another May we be the kind of…
God, Let us wait well While we wait, we will restore with you While we wait, we will redeem with you While we wait, we are transformed by you Jesus, Let us wait well While…
God, we ask for forgiveness, we repent For complaining about our trivial circumstances For caring about our own needs before others For ceasing to be the church and a sign of your news For depending…
May we have perspective And count our accomplishments not May we understand your story And count our failures not May we see your unfolding plan And be found firmly within it May we participate in…