A Prayer for “Act Like Men”
We ran a small conference on the weekend as a response to the Act Like Men conference this coming weekend. The group of 200 of us prayed this together to end. You can listen to…
The World Does Not Absorb The Text, Rather The Text Absorbs The World
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,…
When Attendance Equals Participation
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…
Robert Capon Has Passed Away
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…
Prayer: Sending off Our Friend
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…
Christians, Anarchy and Stories That Inspire
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…
Should We Thank God For Anything At All?
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…
Festival of Good Things
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…
Christians and Analytics
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…
Leading By Example Makes The Wrong Kind Of Leader
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…
Prayer: Genesis and Creation
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…
Prayer: We Are Small
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…
Prayer: Crunching Numbers
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…
Prayer: Your Inclusive Good News
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…
Prayer: On Being Rich Fools
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…
We Believe Christian Things So I Guess That’s Good Enough
“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…
Faith as Submission
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…
Prayer: Submission as Subversion
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…
Prayer: A Prayer for Advent and Waiting Well
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…
Prayer: One Step Self Help Program
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…