This Incarnate Faith
- JEH MacDonald, Morning After Snow, High Park 1912 --This reflection was originally published at http://www.christiancourier.ca Advent led us to it. Christmas opened a door. And now we are here, sliding into a New Year. Again. The bustle of finishing 2019 is over. The buzz of buying, gifting, making, cooking, gathering and celebrating is... Continue Reading →
Once, when I was a grad student, living in Vancouver off of a part-time starbucks barista wage, I did not have money for christmas presents. So I decided to do what I love to do, have always loved to do, and do almost every day to this day which is, to tell people about books... Continue Reading →
There is a phrase that’s thrown around churches like mine: “Reformed and always reforming.” Depending on who you talk to this refers to either the personal response of individuals (We have re-formed our theology now we need our hearts, minds, morals and outer lives to be re-formed as well) or the modus operandi of... Continue Reading →
"A truth, a doctrine, or a religion needs no space for itself. They are disembodied entities. They are heard, learned, and apprehended, and that is all. But, the incarnate Son of God needs not only ears or hearts, but living people who will follow him. That is why he called his disciples into a... Continue Reading →
In the book A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd, a young girl, Felicity, her mother and her sister, are moving to their mother’s Tennessee mountain hometown after a decade of travelling around, rootless. Rumor is that the town has magic, real magic. Felicity’s mom explains to her: “The town HAD... Continue Reading →
(These are thoughts that have been rattling around my head and that we are talking about a lot in our church community--thankful for those honest pastors...) Woman with Candle Casper David Friedrich, 18th century, Germany When I was about 7, I took swimming lessons at the wave pool. During class the waves were turned... Continue Reading →
Mary and Elizabeth by Kathe Kollwitz (1928) Mary stopped short of the gate. The servants’s daughter was in the yard, bending over a puddle of water. Beyond her was the goat’s pen and then, in the shade of the doorway she saw her cousin. To Mary, Elizabeth's body looked bigger than before, thicker,... Continue Reading →
--I just can't stop thinking of the question, "What story do I live out of?" In all the areas of my life. In my exhausted parts, in my broken-hearted parts, in my confused parts, in my angry parts, in my terrified parts. All those parts are a bit closer to the surface lately than... Continue Reading →
Advent. It is a time of hope, of waiting, of anticipation. It marks the waiting the world has always known. So many words have been said about Advent. We want to enter it, we want to live it. We want to savour this time-this lead up to Christmas. Advent is a time where we... Continue Reading →
The three year olds are throwing around the theology these days. My three year old has been asking lots of interesting questions lately. This morning, as we were crossing the reservoir it was, “Why do bridges hold up?” Yesterday it was, “Why do we not float away into space like balloons?” Good questions baby. Last... Continue Reading →
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