We need to stop saying “change is coming, but…” It’s coming. It’s here. You, me, and every single person who goes to church and identifies as a Christian needs to be more like the Jesus we follow. Continue reading
Our efforts at being a self-made person are futile, it would seem. Maybe our work is to yield to our givenness, and to become a gift for the other. Continue reading
I wonder how many of us continue to live under the “you mustn’t” and “don’t even try,” having believed whoever said it to us years ago. I wonder how much ministry might be possible if we overcame the “you can’t”s of our histories. Continue reading
So then, how do I show gratitude? How can I show someone how much I appreciate what they have done for me? Is it enough to just say thank you? Is it enough to only reciprocate? Have I done my part in communicating this clearly? Continue reading
Sometimes, I wonder if those of us glowing in our liberal, progressive, and self-empowered “inclusive” Church, are so afraid to offend, afraid to not be in control, afraid of the word “obedience,” or afraid to surrender our self-directed spiritualism, that we miss the pearl of great price. Can we really presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness? Continue reading
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
The church’s own sense of instability can open us to a new compassion for all of those who experience themselves as lost and struggling. And that sense of instability invites us to be more aware, and more generous, with what God has actually given us to offer the world’s need. Continue reading
The story of God is new life after death. The story of God is the story of hope, even when there should be none. The Spirit has a role for you and me in the world that is coming, even if we don’t know what that role is. Continue reading
Our lives, like windows, gradually accumulate dust and dirt that needs to be cleaned. Continue reading
This kind of discipline matters. It is a kind of willful attention to intentional priorities. It may be a struggle because those intentional priorities might stand in contrast to our habits or behaviours. In short, our disciplines may not reflect where we’ve been but may instead reflect who we’re called to become. Continue reading
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