I did something really scary (so scary I pretty much stopped talking about it right after I did it): I told the truth. Actually, that’s not entirely correct. I wrote the truth. The truth of my s… more →
Diligent Leaveswrote 1 day ago: I have been thinking this morning about something Dr. Terrence Fretheim said last Fall. He was talk … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I recently read Richard Foster’s classic The Celebration of Discipline. If you’re not up … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: I did something really scary (so scary I pretty much stopped talking about it right after I did it): … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Sorting through some things, I came across a notebook from about eight or nine years ago. It contai … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: I found this interesting blog post today - Adult Faith in a Youth Culture I tend to agree with a l … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Last week I was part of a group interviewing candidates for ministry in the United Church of Canada. … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: Prison Break. Great blog on forgiveness. This is something we often struggle with and try to circumv … more →
wrote 1 month ago: You may have heard or even said something like this yourself, “To err is human.” Essentially, we me … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Introduction Irenaeus of Lyons was a bishop active in the latter half of the second century in what … more →
wrote 1 month ago: It is Good Friday. That is a somewhat strange title for such a gruesome day. After all, it is on t … more →
wrote 1 month ago: As we come up to Easter, I ponder again this whole event, the centre, the fulcrum, the defining mome … more →
wrote 2 months ago: From time to time, I am asked to officiate at funerals for people who have no church connection. Th … more →
wrote 2 months ago: No Surprises?. This is a great blog by a friend, Dylon Brown, that talks about the difficulty of di … more →
wrote 2 months ago: As always there are books stacked up on my desk and some of them capture my attention, get ideas jum … more →
wrote 2 months ago: One of Irenaeus’ themes that piqued my interest is the idea of human freedom. According … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Will Willimon, a bishop in the United Methodist Church and a well-known pastor and theologian, once … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Tim Keel: Grace, and the hopeful honesty of Lent | Faith & Leadership. Tim Keel is the pastor o … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Reblogged from Bel and the Dragon: The sun was beating down hard, and there was no shade, no protect … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Dennis Minns sets out a brief introduction of Irenaeus by following his polemical argume … more →