Is your church this brave?
Heise Hill church, just north of Toronto, Canada, posted this on their church sign. Is your church strong enough to be this humble? The senior pastor, Steve Authier, is engaging in the Facebook...
View ArticleChristians, don’t blog angry…
Don’t blog angry… Despite the connections made and lessons learned online, controversy remains the lifeblood of the blogosphere. Indeed, polemics have a long, grand tradition within church history. But...
View ArticleHey World, thank you for rejecting ugly Christianity
Hey World, thank you for rejecting ugly Christianity I have often struggled with the way the world rejects Christianity, historically and to this day. I ask myself why does the world not see beyond the...
View ArticleMy wife didn’t like Star Trek: What this teaches us about how we do church
My wife has never been into sci-fi which is heartbreaking because I love it. After hearing of several woman I know who generally didn’t like sci-fi, but did like the 2009 Star Trek reboot, I...
View ArticleThe self-flagellating church: When repentance goes wrong
It has become de riguer these days for the church to apologize for all its various sins, usually the mistreatment of others and to recognize how these actions have set-up walls against evangelization....
View ArticleWhen silence speaks louder than words
Jamie Arpin-Ricci has written a great post about the absolute need to not remain silent in the face of evil. He writes: “what truly stains our hearts is our consistent failure to stand for what is...
View ArticleNationalism Remixed
Nationalism Remixed Back in Colossians Remixed Sylvia Keesmaat and I called (in the tradition of Wendell Berry) for an ethics of secession. There are all kinds of ways in which we need to secede from...
View ArticleChange wisely
This is great article that outlines much of what the struggle I’ve been having with church these days. While I am eternally grateful for my current church for introducing me to Jesus, I crave more. I...
View ArticleLosing Christ and finding Jesus
Losing Christ and finding Jesus I have modeled my life not after the celestial spirit whom many Christians believe sacrificed himself for our sins, but rather after the illiterate, marginal Jew who...
View ArticleWhat do we own?
For those who are on up their Catholic networks, we have a network in Canada called Salt and Light Media (similar to EWTN in the US). I picked up a free copy of their magazine today; it was a special...
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