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Cancer and the cross

Last year, my wife signed her paperwork for Chemotherapy on Maundy Thursday. These are my reflections. Continue reading

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Do it again!

Yes God has created us. But God also sustains us, and so each moment, God calls us to be again. Continue reading

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Living beatitudes

How do the Beatitudes speak to our life as Christians in this world that is so often turned upside down, and in which fear and hate seem to run wild? Continue reading

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Discipleship in 4 easy steps

What does Andrew’s journey to Jesus teach us about our own Discipleship? Can our journey with Jesus be seen in four easy steps? Continue reading

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Clearing spiritual clutter

Spiritual clutter is anything that drains the vibrancy of our faith or restricts us from living fully in God’s love and grace. Continue reading

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150 at 2:51

Have you ever woken up in the wee hours of the morning, your mind racing with biblical mediations? Continue reading

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Gutter balls and the love of neighbour

We sometimes miss just how radical Jesus’ teaching was. If I truly loved my neighbour as myself, shouldn’t I rejoice in another child’s high score, just as much as my son’s? Continue reading

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The divine singing

God’s song is always being sung. Sometimes we don’t hear it through the noise of our lives. Yet the outer and inner chaos of life never stops the singing, nor does it thwart the loving presence of God. Continue reading

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Parking and the question of motivation in my prayers

Have you ever prayed for a parking space? Have you ever considered the motivations that lie behind your prayers? Why do you pray what you pray? Are your prayers more about the life of Jesus, or the life of the self? Continue reading

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The Gospel according to Disney

I felt rejuvenated and refreshed by Disney. But where was prayer, and where was encounter, in my vacation? How very secular to claim renewal after a week of privileged consumerist pleasure. What is our responsibility as Christians living in and with the Empire anyway? Continue reading

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