We are called to be a people of peace, a people of hope...in a world rife with fear.

The language used in worship makes a difference.  We're called to move beyond inclusive to expansive language and imagery.

Good liturgy is uplifting even when the message itself has been challenging.  Good liturgy helps us step out of regular time and enter into an experience of kairos, that is, a period of time when our spirits take precedence over our watches.

The Offering often feels like admission to a show but the offering has much deeper theological and cultural roots.

 

For many Christians, Easter is a high holy holiday — it’s the religious bedrock that not only anchors them in their faith, but it also shapes and governs their view of the world. I’m one of them. Easter matters to me.

 

Imagine a seed of your favourite flower, it appears dead.
Take that seed and mentally plant it in rich soil, with adequate water, and plenty of sunlight.
Become aware of the natural energy of the universe, God’s creative power,
the energy of growth that allows this tiny seed to burst forth.
See the roots shooting out in all directions, becoming embedded in the rich dirt around it.

What distracts you from hearing God’s call?  How do these very same things nurture you?  How can you hear God’s call within them?  How do you respond to these challenges?    

Christmas Eve is an important time for children to touch into something deeper than Santa.

Canada Day, which the country observed yesterday, raises all sorts of troubling questions, some of them quite divisive....I want to run with a question about culture today, but it is a bit of a spin off from the usual culture questions that are raised by Canada Day. I want to ask whether the basic message that Jesus preached in fact raises some even more fundamental challenges to the ways culture is celebrated.