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…
The Bible and Propositional Truth Claims
I was raised in an environment where it was obvious that the Bible and everything it said was completely ‘true’ and literally word for word what happened and the ultimate guide to life for any…
The Peace of Wild Things
In light of the news of Tim Bosma my heart breaks for the world. The Peace of Wild Things BY WENDELL BERRY When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the…
Why We Raise Our Kids As Christians
This morning I thought we would get into something that we probably won’t stumble across too often if we are doing exegetical series and sticking to specific texts. We have the freedom to explore a…
How Far Is Too Far When Protecting Your Community?
This is a question I’ve wrestled with for a long time. When you desire to be inclusive and make people feel welcomed and show grace to all it becomes a very difficult question to ask…
Bake Sale To Solve World Hunger
See More Art Installations… This week for First Friday downtown Sarnia we are putting together our first ever Bake Sale To Solve World Hunger. We’ll have tons of tasty treats for sale from our very…
Buying Companies To Hand Them Over To Their Workers
I’m currently reading Looking Forward: Participatory Economics For the Twenty First Century which is basically a book about companies and organizations that have no hierarchy. It’s brilliant. It got me thinking. You know how there…
Narrative Trains Our Emotions Which Conditions Our Perception Of The World
Much of our action is not the fruit of conscious deliberation; instead, much of what we do grows out of our passional orientation to the world- affected by all the ways we’ve been primed to…
An Antidote to Formation
“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…
You Can Be Good Without God And You Must Be Evil With Him
Two common atheists rebuttals or arguments are: 1. You can be good without God 2. Look at all the evil religion does in the world If one believed both those statements completely it isn’t hard…
Unbelievers, Please Don’t Be Yoked With Believers
In my lifetime, I tend to have a lot of spiritual conversations with people that I’ve never met. I get pegged as the pastor or religious guy and then end up talking about some pretty…
Simple Life Doesn’t Have To Mean Simple Thoughts
I often hear two things about complexity and simplicity repeated over and over again. 1. We should strive for simplicity in our lives 2. The more we know the more grey everything becomes and the…
Street Preaching Debate on Moody Radio
Because of my Street Preacher Survival Guide I was asked onto Moody Radio’s radio program called Up for Debate. My first debate and first time being interviewed like this on a radio program. There would…