Prayer: Your Unfolding Plan
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…
Prayer: For Palm Sunday
Today we remember when you walked into Jerusalem on a donkey. We get excited because in many ways this means we have won. This is a sign of victory and you are our king. So…
Prayer: When Our Faith Doesn’t Look Like Our Lives
Lord forgive us, for we are hypocrites We believe one thing and do another We say one thing and never back it up Our lives are a mess One contradiction after another We believe that…
Prayer: God is orchestrating A Story
The revolution confronts us every day Do we want to join in? Will we live as if Jesus is alive and well today? Or will we sit back take in the sites? Will we hope…
What is Freedom?
“The really important kind of freedom involves attention and awareness and discipline, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them over and over in myriad petty, unsexy ways every…
Prayer: God Given Dreams To Live Freely
God forgive us for not truly living in your kingdom. Whether it be through our money, time and relationships We always tend to make it about us We never think twice Before following blindly what…
Prayer: New Perspectives From You
A prayer on Acts 7 Merciful God, We need a new perspective We need to accept that our perspective might be wrong We need the courage to see live through the eyes and ears of…
Prayer: What We Are Becoming
Loving God and Father Help us to be the people of the Kingdom Committed to your story and and what it entails Giving it authority in our lives Help us to grasp the intricacies of…
Don’t Act Like Men
Here is a little thing I wrote to give some context in why we would run a conference like this in the first place. Update: This conference happened and it was a great time! You…
Prayer: May We Remember
May we remember who we are We are citizens of God’s Kingdom We are God’s children We are disciples of Christ May we remember what our task is Our task is to model citizenship in…
Prayer: Forgive our Formulas
God, forgive us for our formulas Forgive us for thinking we know how it works Forgive us for thinking we can see clearly Have mercy on us, as our understanding is small We are blind…
Work Makes Us Slaves
I’m not really sure if we are capable anymore of a society where people enjoy their lives and work is part of living and not done to make money so that they can live. We’ve…
Prayer: Stewardship, Money and Hope
God forgive us For spending what is not ours For believing that we earn what we have For not being wise in kingdom economics Give us eyes To see the world as yours To see…
Christians Shouldn’t Have Private Ownership
I’ll never understand why Christians can’t and don’t live like this.
Do You See The World As A Gift?
Terry Eagleton wrote an amazing book, Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate by Terry Eagleton. I didn’t even know who he was before I stumbled on that book. It was by far the…
Prayer: On Participatory Waiting
Oh Lord, our God You have pardoned us – giving hope to all of creation Our hearts long and our bodies groan For full redemption of your coming Kingdom You made the world good Ever…
Prayer: Grace Is Your Only Label
Our labels keep us safe They help us identify those who are out to get us The murderers The thieves The lazy The contagious The insulting They give us confidence that we know people They…
Leading Is Not A Spiritual Gift
The basic formula for leadership in the church (especially church planting) is this: 1. See a need to start something 2. Find a solid, well liked, person who people follow or be that kind of…
Prayer: Passing On Your Story
May we know your story So we can be good storytellers to our children and the rest of the world May we live your story every day through our words and lives Teach us kingdom…
Two Canadian Musicians You Should Listen To
Light, I'll Call Your Name Out Darkness by Grey Kingdom Sometimes I listen to an album for the first time and I know it’s going to get played a lot. That is the case with…