Rohadi Nagassar
Author. Creator. Podcaster. Minister.
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Coming Spring 2026
Whole & Human. Forty Meditations for Liberating Body and Spirit.
Awaken your senses to a life beyond survival
In an age of conflict, disparity, and uncertainty, do we really need more church practices built around self-denial, grief, suffering, penance, and fasting? For individuals and communities on the margins, we don’t need weekly or daily reminders about grief—we have enough already. Instead, we need traditions that oppose death and decay with resurrection and triumph. We need to shout “Increase!” for access and collective participation with the deep and wide ethic of radical love.
40 meditations on our relationships with land, body, spirit, and justice with invitations to engage life-giving spiritual practices rooted in the five senses await inside. In this guide for spiritual cultivation, we’re not ignoring the hard times or any losses. But in the midst of heavy things, we can learn to counter daily challenges with restorative possibilities that help us not only survive calamity but thrive toward a new way of life.
It’s time to nourish our bodies instead of denying them. It’s time to cherish simple and beautiful moments, reengage our curiosity, amplify our wonder, pursue justice, and most of all seek ways to love ourselves and one another well. One day at a time.
When We Belong. Reclaiming Christianity on the Margins
Searching for language to describe a faith where you can be your whole self? I’ve got a couple ideas. Step into a journey toward liberation, and belonging
We need belonging to survive and thrive. For Christians who know the pain, isolation, and loss of identity that comes with the ongoing struggle to be seen in churches and institutions full of barriers to belonging, you are not alone. Sometimes it can feel easier to walk away from faith completely. But there is another way. When it feels as though there’s no place left to belong, Jesus invites us into a love that knows no bounds and a community that truly liberates.
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About Rohadi
Rohadi is a writer and speaker. Most of his attention is spent engaging the topics of decolonizing and deconstructing Christianity. Check out the podcast: Faith in a Fresh Vibe for more.
Rohadi lives in Canada, on Treaty 7 Lands, in the city of Calgary. He holds a Business Certificate from Mount Royal College, a BA in Economics from the University of Calgary, and a Master of Divinity from Canadian Theological Seminary. Read his full bio including bylines and guests appearances on the About Page.
Recent Entries From the Blog
Vindication. Church Decline in the Next Ten Years
If there was an image to describe me 15 years ago, just replace Jedi with evangelicalism.... If you've been here long enough then you know I used to write a lot on the whole missional church movement / church planting 'industry'. It was my wheelhouse some 10-15 years...
Representation? Reflection on Asian History / AANHPI Month
Growing up I recall only one Asian personality represented anywhere across traditional media (this was before the internet). David Suzuki hosted a weekly TV show called, “The Nature of Things” (yay science!) shown on the public broadcaster here in Canada. (The show is...
On Israel and Palestine
** I've decided to post this newsletter entry publicly. Audio version is now on my podcast as a bonus episode. Also, this is a good article to situate yourself from a more 'inside the house' perspective by Rabbi Dayna Rattenberg. ** As I pen this newsletter the ground...
It’s not hard to say goodbye
In my book When We Belong, I told the story of how my second church plant Cypher Church started. It was on the heels of closing my first church plant called (at the time) Converge. I saw the proverbial writing on the wall when only 5 people showed up to a Sunday...
On Toxic Masculinity, Ted Lasso, and QueerEye
*The following paragraph contains minor spoilers for the series finale of Ted Lasso. The season finale (series?) of Ted Lasso included the redemption arc of Nate, and the semi-redemption of Roy. Both are re-introduced to Ted Lasso's "Diamond Dogs"--the club name for...
On Mass Shootings: Fix American Gun Culture, Fix the Gun Problem – From Canada with Love
Reposted from February 20th, 2018. It's been noted on social media: When children in Sandy Hook were massacred by semi-automatic fire, America had a choice to do something. And they did. They did nothing. The implications are grave. To do nothing after school children...
Why Do Some Christians Hate the World?
When you hear folks that hate Christianity, is that because they hate the teachings of Jesus? Or because they hate the way the church (the people that is) are self-serving antagonists? A curious feature in religious conservatism is the need for control. Controlling...
Massive Declines – 2011-2021 Religious Affiliation Numbers in Canada
Stats Canada data on religious affiliation is out with the 2021 census data and the numbers are confirming some trends regarding Christian affiliations. Here are the highlights as I see them, comparing some key denominations. This builds off of my my book Thrive....
What the ‘Billy Graham Rule’ Says About Leaders
Originally posted in April 2017 and reposted. The Billy Graham rule is sexist. Full stop. And reveals deeply seated problems in evangelical formation surrounding patriarchy and the devaluing of women. The United States Vice-President Mike Pence, is in the middle of a...
Uncovering Racism and Pathways to Action
Welcome to my series on racism and the church. This blog series, now being turned into a downloadable .pdf, was initially posted after the violence in Charlottesville in 2017. Although I've updated most of the content, the framework hasn't changed. Only names and...