On Tyndale.co, Loving Opposition and The Pursuit of Peace
This is a post I made on Tyndale.co that is coupled with the end of new posts until Tyndale responds. A decision was made at 8:46am on Wednesday the 13th to “stop it from happening;”…
Author: Nathan Colquhoun
There is Still Time to Change Your Mind: An Open Letter to Gary Nelson
To the Board and President of Tyndale University I write this letter as a former student of Tyndale University College and Seminary, one who completed two full years at your institution, started the the student…
Sarnia Police Can Stop Being Rude Now – A Letter to the Editor
A letter I wrote in the local paper about the unnecessary rudeness of the Sarnia police force in dealing with traffic crimes. Sir: Recently a friend was pulled over by the police because he didn’t…
Keeping Prophets Close – A Sermon on Amos
This summer our series is called Pirate Radio and it’s all about the Minor Prophets. Prophets were these spokesmen that God used to pass messages to people. Sometimes they acted out prophetic parables (such as…
The Parable About the Lukewarm Beer
There was a major festival that ran every year in the downtown core of a small blue collar town. They would shut down an entire street for blocks on end so that artists, exhibitors and…
Sarnia Artwalk 2011
In moving downtown one of our goals of theStory was to become rooted into the lives, events and culture of this place. We didn’t want to just be a place that people arrived at from…
One Moment that Changed My Life
When we decided to go Iceland, we really had no idea what we were in store for. We got off the plane, started driving around and it was six in the morning so we were…
On Being Gay, Teen Moms and Where Our Compassion Comes From
It is no secret that the church likes to pick and choose which moral shortcomings it likes to stick on. Depending on where you live, your denomination, and your class you probably have a list…
Outside the Wall of The City Is Where We’ll Be Found
The place of the church is thus not in the seats of the establishment but in the camps and marching columns of the protesters. The protest may be pacifist, claiming in the name of Christ…
Grace That Takes The World Home Gratis
The world is drowning in religion. it is lying full fathom forty in the cults of spiritual growth, physical health, psychological self-improvement, and ethical probity—-not to mention the religions of money, success,upward mobility, sin prevention,…
The Non-Existent Connection Between Belief and Action – A Sermon On Hypocrisy
As I was putting this message together I started to get excited because I love researching things that I am currently interested in, rather than just putting together a sermon because I have to preach. …
Going Local Isn’t Easy But So Far It Feels Right
About a year or so ago I decided that I needed to start being more intentional about being present in my community. I had found myself torn back and forth all over south western Ontario…
Recommended Reading About How to View Osama’s Death
As the internet gets overloaded with everyone’s opinions about how to feel and not to feel about Osama’s death, I though I would link to some posts that really stood out from the pack for…
23lbs Smaller
So ten weeks ago today I along with Joe, Robb, Chris, Ron and John looked at ourselves in a mirror and realized we were all gaining weight more than we would hope. It was probably…
Palm Sunday Message – Sitting on Young Donkeys
The songs we sang this Sunday morning were a crucial part of how the morning was shaped. We sang these three songs to start. I’ll fly away Chariot by Page France But for you who…
Labels and Categories and Language
In following this Rob Bell fiasco, I’m reminded of some of my own misgivings in my failures as I am judged or I judge others. Categories and labels are thrown around so we can better…
Lent Service – Proclaim
As I mentioned before, we are working with some Anglican churches in Sarnia to have some Lent gatherings together. We had our first gathering at 2pm and it was excellent. Thanks to all the Anglican…
Wake Up and Be Aware – A Sermon on Philippians 4:2-9
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends! In a lot of ways I do look at…
The Rich and Poor Are Both Lazy
Talk to most wealthy people and they generally have this disdain for the poor as being lazy, irresponsible and unmotivated. As I grow older and I start to become more successful in business and in…
Consumption as Identity
For my teen years a lot of my identity was caught up in what I consumed. I worked so I could buy things and pay for my car so I could get places. I took…