Richard Rhor on CBC Radio’s Tapestry
Richard Rohr was on CBC’s Tapestry yesturday. It was an excellent interview, and he really got me thinking. This whole thing on non-dual thinking really resonated with me. It is sort of along the same…
Vicente Navarro on Denouncing the Powers
My wife, Rachel, is doing her Masters of Nursing and Nurse Practitioner at the University of Western. She got really excited about an article she was ready so I picked it up and read it,…
Thinking about Our Collections
I grew up collecting hockey and baseball cards. I had thousands upon thousands of them. A bunch of them are still in my basement, rotting away, worthless to me. I’ve collected other things in my…
The Bishop comes to Sarnia
Bishop Keith Elford came to Sarnia this past Sunday to ordain Barb Peterson and also joined us for our Sunday morning gathering at theStory. He wrote about us in his latest bishop notes which was…
David Bazan on ABC, Paste Magazine and Chicago Reader
David Bazan is currently my favourite lyricist. His lyrics are hard-hitting, truthful and makes your mouth drop. He also has come from a very similar background as me (religion and family) so I seem to…
The Awkward Language of Conversion
Have you noticed how language has become increasingly more awkward when we are speaking about salvation? Even just today I was talking with a well respected leader in the Free Methodist church and he seemed…
Christian Blogging for Google Rank
I’ve been noticing a trend with blogging lately that has lead me to either really enjoy a blog or come close to unsubscribing to their blog all together. I realize I am guilty of many…
Zondervan is owned by Harper Collins
Was everyone aware that Zondervan is owned by Harper Collins? Harper Collins is owned by Rupert Murdoch who also conveniently owns Fox, Fox News, Myspace.com, Wall St Journal, The Sun, Down Jones, News Corp. That…
Sarnia Downtown Re-Opening Party
I’m sitting on my computer right now at theStory’s space and outside the window there is about 1000 people listening to a band, there is a drinking area, art exhibitions everywhere and First Friday is…
Changing the Story of Change: God Chooses New Protagonists
I’m only a bit of the way through the latest Geez magazine and I just read an article that I’ve been meaning to mention now for a while. Nate Buchanan in Changing the Story of…
The Inevitable and Awaited Move to WordPress
Warning: This is an extremely nerdy post which most of my readers will care nothing about. This has been a long time coming. When I first started my site in 2004, I didn’t really know…
God Punishing Us One Bad Theological Statement At A Time
Someone posted this article by John Piper to a recent post of mine on homosexuality. At first reading, I thought all the references to the tornado was a joke or at least a clever analogy….
Psalms From the Oppressed: A Sermon on Psalms 9-10
When you view the Bible as a book that fell out of heaven, then the Psalms become nothing more than abstract theological, scientific and historical statements. It is crucial that when we read different parts…
Moon the Balloon Protest Pictures
The Moon the Balloon protest happened this afternoon that I talked about here. I don’t think they got near the amount of people they were hoping for showing up, and only about half the people…
Healing on the Sabbath
I’m loving how offensive Jesus was to the religious authorities of his day. He comes from Nazareth, his disciples are nobodies, he talks to a Samaritan and makes one a hero of his story, he…
The Parable of The Couple Wanting to Get Married
I love parables. Spending 8 months in Jesus’ parables only made me love them more. I thought I would try my hand in my own. Taking a few queues from the Good Samaritan. A young…
Moon the Balloon Protest in Sarnia
Sarnia is a unique town because we are a border town to Port Huron, Michigan. So many Sarnians jump onto the Bluewater Bridges and head over for cheap shopping, concerts and to pick up EBay…
Shane and Charity’s Wedding Photos
Shane and Charity have become really close to Rachel and I over the last few years. I invited them to our wedding before Rachel even knew them because as I told Rachel, I knew we…
Blogging as A Pulpit
One of the conversations I get into quite a lot with those that are about ten years and older than myself is blogging and why I do it. Most don’t comprehend it and think that’s…
Homosexuality and the Clergy by N.T. Wright
N.T. Wright is one of my favourite theologians. He inspires a lot of my favourite authors and has gone out of his way to try and help the regular listener, like myself, understand his deep…