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How the church casts aside disabled folks from community and ways to do better. Today’s post is an article I wrote for Christians for Social Action (CSA). You can read the edited version here. I have included the unedited version below. The words from the apostle...Books
Forty Meditations for Liberating Body and Spirit It’s here and I think you’re gonna love it. The cover for my next book coming spring 2026. Here’s the brief synopsis. I will be posting pre-order details soon but wanted to get this out to the world...On Faith
This post explores ideas of theology and faith for our present age of destruction. I had this entry lined up for Easter weekend but couldn’t get it past the finish line as it grew and grew. No worries, it’s still Easter season according to the church calendar! I’ve...Church & Culture
Fact. Christianity is a deeply political religion because Jesus was deeply political. Fact. What counts as ‘political’ changes over time and context. At some point you’ve probably heard someone say, “Keep politics out of the church.” Perhaps you’ve said it! I often...On Faith
Welcome to the first Sunday of Lent. How are you doing? In these mean streets where we’re all finding ways to survive and resist the onslaught of malformed systems starting with ableism/white supremacy. No small order. How are you doing? “Not good,” is a solid reply....Justice
On February 24th, 1942, the Canadian government followed America’s lead days prior, by issuing Order-in-Council P.C. 1486. The order provided the legal means to expel all Japanese Canadians residing within one hundred sixty kilometers of the Pacific coast. Thus...Church & Culture
Season 11 of the Faith in a Fresh Vibe podcast is nearing completion! Friends, this season has taken almost a year to put together and it’s finally in post-production. This is my most ambitious project to date…. “Farewell Evangelicalism” is a...Justice
It’s only been three-ish weeks since the White House transitioned power. A destructive wake has produced a deluge of round-the-clock designed chaos that will take months to years to assess. Crafted from the pages of the conservative political playbook (regardless of...On Faith
As 2025 begins, with capitalism entering its late stages and governing parties across the globe (and specifically in North America) favouring right-wing populism, now is the moment to revisit what we stand for that in turn helps shape where we put our precious and...Church & Culture
*Originally posted in December 2015. A related post from 2018 on the subject of preaching as well.* For over 500 years the Sunday service has been dominated by preaching, the foundation for the vast majority of Western churches. Many churchgoers based both their faith...On Faith
Today is Epiphany. It marks Christ revealed to the Gentiles for the first time. The story is about the three wisemen. Often depicted at the nativity crèche, if the story of magi visitation is true, they met toddler Jesus just before the family escaped as refugees to...Church & Culture
Welcome to Advent 2024…with various scenes of liberation. This is the first entry in this year’s Advent series available exclusively through the newsletter. If you are not signed up visit the homepage or any signup form on the website. If you’re new...Church & Culture
This past week has been tumultuous esepcially for American folks. Heavy sighs all around. I remember 7 years ago I had a huge uptick of subscribers when I gave away a free anti-racism e-book (which you can still get for signing up to my newsletter). Oddly, the same...Justice
Quarterly ideas for reflecting and engaging in your own way. Every quarter my partner pens Calls to Action for her newsletter subscribers. Folks who sign up get suggestions for concrete ways one can respond to injustice around thee world. I have included it in my own...Books
Welcome to October! It’s the unofficial offiical start of fall! After taking some summer weeks off it’s time to ease back into the newsletter rhythm. I thought I’d start by sharing a reading list. Let’s call it the Fall Reading List of Mostly...