This Incarnate Faith
This is a prayer for those who are in mourning, who grieve during this Advent and Christmas season. Creating space to feel and name pain is a God-given practice that we need. The grief you have might come and go. It might be an old pain that you are used to carrying or it might be a new... 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 →
Here is my last prayer/poem for the season. It was a full few days of EASTER RESURRECTION PREACHING and then right off to Toronto for discussions on justice and the church which were full of lament and honesty and Jesus. And the exact right thing to be doing in Resurrection Time. Here is my Easter... Continue Reading →
With even a teensy glance at the gospels (i.e. Mt 5,6,7), I see consistently that Jesus is zero percent interested in staying on the surface of life and staying in the realm of rule-following, and power wielding and outward shows of fidelity and 100% interested in going to the deep places that we often hide, or... Continue Reading →
This prayer is truly a lenten prayer from Karen Wilk, posted on Missio Alliance page here. It is repentant, longing to turn. It is honest, it is willing to respond. I am here for what Missio Alliance are putting out there so if you are interested you should check them out. ... Continue Reading →
DEEP BEAUTY IN THE BROKEN EARTH To see a flower in the Spring, we must Believe that there is beauty to be had In gardens we never will control. “Trust And hope that dirt becomes a launching pad For raising beauty in this violent earth?” The cynics scoff but have no solutions, Because they do... Continue Reading →
Eric Gill, The Good Shepherd woodcut, 1927 This is a prayer sent from Christine Woods, Area Director for YL in Calgary. It's from the book Alongside by Drew Hill. I love the images in it - and I love the naming of spaces we all get to - no judgment, just asking God to be... Continue Reading →
Lent is a time in the Christian year where we stop. And we are honest. About who and what we are. There are so many ways to enter this season, so many words that could open that door. Stop. Pause. Pay Attention. Wilderness. Dust. Wandering. Eat a little less, do a little less, take a... Continue Reading →
THIS is why I love Walter Brueggemann: "Note that the Psalms thus propose to speak about human experience in an honest, freeing way. This is in contrast to much human speech and conduct which is in fact a cover-up. In most arenas where people live, we are expected and required to speak the language of... Continue Reading →
What can God do with brokenness, with everything we wish didn't happen, couldn't happen, but does and leaves a huge mess. What possibly could God do. Friends of mine asked me to pray. There’s a conflict. The words they used were “there’s so much brokenness.” There always is. We try to forget... Continue Reading →
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