What kind of place is your church? What does it feel like? What words come to mind when you think about it? And what do you hope that it wil...

St. Paul's, the church we attend, is at a new point in its life as a parish. Various conversations have been taking place regarding our ...

Not quite the usual theme of this site, but in continuing my experiments at work, I came across Coke's polar bear can and this seeme...

E. Stanley Jones, a missionary to India, tells of this conversation he had with Gandhi. While it is in the context of reaching out to the I...

From reading the New Testament, we know that there was resistance to the idea that the Gentiles would be included in the Kingdom. Yet Jes...

One of the readings for Lent was Matthew 6:19-21: Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destr...

The following chart shows some of the shifts that have taken place in the demographics of our congregation, comparing what it was like befo...

Some thoughts on the uses of the term "controlled explosion"....

For an intriguing discussion of whether it is possible to remain neutral between two opposing sides and to simply seek to build bridge...

The congregation of St. Pea's has been in turmoil over the past seven months due to a diocesan resolution which most of the parishi...

I set up the following 'pop art installation' at my workplace, to see what kind of reactions it would get. I was particularly intere...

Jesus is the bread of life and the light of the world — the whole world bar none. (months later:) Part of the service this Sunday re...

Brian McLaren speaks about two dangers: All of us are poised between two dangers. The obvious one is “The Other.” The subtle one is “Us.” ...

Consistent with one way of living, here's what really should have happened: If Joseph was a faithful, obedient believer and fol...

It's been said that religion is the cause of all violence. However, in his recent book, Brian McLaren gives a more nuanced perspective o...