Pop Culture Piety
Pop Culture is everywhere. It is implicit in what we read, what we watch, where we shop, even our choice of what brand of coffee to drink. Given this, Christ’s call to be ‘in the world, but not of the world’ can sometimes seem daunting to us. This blog will explore various topics within Popular Culture, and how we are called to live out our faith and ministry in these murky and ever shifting waters.
“Alleluia!”
When our “Alleluias” sound more like belaboured yawns than jubilant exclamations, what does this say about our worship? Continue reading
Jesus Wants a Party
That’s right. Jesus wants us to party. It is Easter after all. This is not a dry day of solemn introspection. Rather, Easter is the day where the community of faith is called into being – where we are called to joyously fill the sky with our shouts of praise. Continue reading
“Crucify Him!”
The fact is, in distancing ourselves from crucifixion cries we distance ourselves from the cross. We stand removed and apart from it. The refusal to join in with the cry of the crowd brings within it a sense of faulty pride, by which we self-righteously assert that we have no role in the crucifixion story. Continue reading
Son, You Are Important to the Church
Dear son, last night as you were sleeping in your bed, your mother and I snuck into your room and looked at the notes you stuck on your wall. Words cannot express how amazed, delighted, and utterly proud we were when we saw what you had written. Continue reading
It’s fine to be not fine.
It’s OK to not be OK. It’s OK to not know what to do. It doesn’t mean you are weak or faithless. It doesn’t mean that God is turning his back on you. It means you are human. Continue reading
Underneath the Lenten Fast
…fasting is not just about refusing to eat our favourite foods, or drink our favourite drinks. It’s not a a more spiritual way to go on a diet, or to reduce our TV time. Continue reading
The Magic of Simple
Like a spectator before a magician, our enjoyment of God’s ways in the world, and in our lives, only increases as we enter into the discipline of simplicity. Continue reading
Something in Return
What does a whiny blog about a lack of free coffee have to do with our life of faith in the Anglican Church? Well, I think it points us to consider a very important question: Do people get anything out of worship? Continue reading
Hanging out for Worship
From down south, or from their hospital bed, each individual is able to speak their “Amen’s” and render their “Hallelujah’s.” In heart, in soul, and in voice, they are part of the congregation that gathers on Wednesday morning. They just aren’t there physically. Continue reading
Camp-fires and Martyrs
For many, the word ‘Christian’ is synonymous with the negative aspects of religion and self-righteousness. Because of this, I wonder if we have developed a habit of attempting to define our faith without the use of this important label. Continue reading
