Introducing Linking Life
I’ve been tossing around the idea for a while now of starting up a blog where I could write about anything I was feeling, reading or experiencing that day. For those that know me, I…
Everything Belongs to Everyone
I’ve been playing around with this thought for a while. After thinking about collections and how I think that they are in many ways anti-kingdom, James sent me this quote: All of the computers on Ebay are mine. In fact,…
Let’s Not Rewrite History – A Sermon on Job’s Friends and John 9
This month is called Neighbours. The imagery we are playing with this month is the idea of different people living together, in different and unique looking homes but still being on the same street. This…
Buying Pleasure
As I get older and am around more people that are established in their routines I find that everything we do somehow first involves an exchange of money; especially when we desire pleasure. As a…
Sponsoring Children is the New Altar Call
I grew up in a Pentecostal Church, and interned at a Baptist church. Altar calls were the epitome of the Sunday worship service. After the pastor would finish his sermon, he would give the 4-5…
The Good News in Your Neighbourhood
JR Woodward asked me to write for a blog series he was doing on Gospel in local context during Easter last year. So my local context was Sarnia. I wrote this article (read full article…
Eighth Letter $50 Tickets
We announced the Eighth Letter conference yesterday and have let out tickets sales for only $50 for 24 hours, there is only a few hours left. They will be $150 a piece at the door. …
Turning Criticism into Compassion
I’m a fairly critical person. When I see something good or bad, I generally can see the flaws in it almost instantly. The same goes for people, systems, ideas and especially with other Christians. Having…
Rob Bell’s Newest Video on the Resurrection
Anyone seen this yet? I was a big fan of Nooma films, and Rob mentioned that he’s working on a new project and a new way to do films and get them into people’s hands. …
The Values Experiment: Sarnia First Friday Event
See More Art Installations… theStory is starting to get involved in the First Friday cultural walkabouts. It’s basically a night once a month that all the downtown storefronts stay open late and have art exhibits,…
Doubt, Journey and Dirt: A Sermon On Our Relationship to Atheism
Last week Joe shaped his message dissecting the phrase “there is probably no God, so stop worrying and enjoy your life.” He dissected the quote a little bit and helped us see what was wrong…
A Sermon on The Bible: A Jugglers Handbook
Today I want to start the message by explaining a crucial theology for how we see ourselves as white middle class Canadians. We are a superior race. Our skin is white and not cursed like…
Haiti: Becoming Part of the Problem, not the Solution
I wrote this for a new magazine starting up on the West Coast called Loaf. The title was borrowed from Rollins and his post about his new tour coming up. Haiti. Two months ago I…
Mark Driscoll Loves Avatar
If it wasn’t Mark Driscoll, I would have thought it was a joke. I feel like I’m back in my old church being told that Harry Potter was evil, Lord of the Rings was satanic…
The Enchanting Economics of Death, Spectacular Resistance, and the Pursuit of New Life: a reflection from the streets of Vancouver
Since the Olympics have started I have found myself in numerous conversations, ones that four years ago I wouldn’t have even dreamed about having. Olympics being harmful? Wrong even? I thought it was simply harmless…
There Are No Non-Negotiables
Update: On further reflection and conversation with some of the comments below (Matt, Andrew and Dom) I realized that the title of this post does not really reflect my intention nor the content of this…
New Idea: Have the Summer Olympics in Haiti Permanetly
The Olympics have been a source of strife lately for many people. People are upset about how the Olympics are prejudice to poor people, and how they cost so much and not being a good…
Kingdom Econcomy Commercial
The conference is coming. It’s only a few months away. Things are going really well this year for everything coming together. We decided to do another commercial this year. It’s quite a bit different from…
Haiti Day 3 and 4: Rachel’s Version
Before I jump into Rachel’s post, here is a good story about the pastor that Chris sent me. Pastor and I went to the bank today and we bypassed the lineup outside and went straight…