Over the last few weeks I have planted 30 tomato plants in the garden – another important rite of spring and and an increasingly important part of the rhythm of my…
Mother’s Day makes me think about God’s maternal side. Christianity has been guilty of a patriarchal history that has been oppressive of women. Our conception of God as masculine,…
Today’s post in the series Return to Our Senses is an excerpt from Jamie Arpin Ricci’s book The Cost of Community: Jesus, St. Francis & Life in the Kingdom. Jamie is an urban missionary,…
Over the last few weeks I have been enjoying reading Randy Woodley’s wonderful book Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision. As many of you know, the study of shalom…
I am currently rereading E Stanely Jones‘ The Way. It is one of my favourite devotionals and I find myself coming back to it time and time again. This week I am…
The Gospel of Matthew: God with Us. A couple of months ago I was asked to review a chapter of Matt Woodley’s new commentary The Gospel of Matthew: God with…
I am currently reading Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians by Kenneth E. Bailey. Bailey is an author and lecturer in Middle Eastern New Testament studies and…
I am currently working on the program for our upcoming Celtic retreat. The theme for this year is Jubilee and New Beginnings, so I have spent a lot of time…
This is the last article in the series of posts by Lynne Baab. I really appreciate these posts from Lynne based on her new book, Friending: Real Relationships in a Virtual…
This is the fourth in the series of posts by Lynne Baab. My copy of Lynne’s new book, Friending: Real Relationships in a Virtual World, arrived yesterday and I am really looking…
