Jun 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
A Culture of Co-Suffering in an Age of Violence (Part One) I am in the process of reading a fascinating (if difficult) book recommended to me by one of my parishioners entitled Violence Unveiled. The author, Gil Bailie, is a Christian anthropologist who explores the...
Jun 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
One recent Sunday in the jail I discovered that the normal ‘B-pod’ group of inmates I usually meet with were ‘locked down’ due to a fight. The guard ushered in a different group of 8 or so men instead. After introducing ourselves and praying...
Jun 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
It was the last days of Jesus’ earthly life. According to Matthew it was his last parable of his last teaching and it concerned the last days1. Yes I am referring to the parable of the Sheep and the Goats. What was the point Jesus was trying to make in this parable?...
Jun 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Being the church in Abbotsford. Ron Dart, J.H.Hans Kouwenburg, J. Christopher Reiners, eds. Abbotsford. Mill Lake Books,...
Jun 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Paying the Piper …Countless numbers of men and women in the Western world have found the church's traditional teaching on the cross either perplexing or offensive, especially the suggestion that Christ's death is a type of payment for sin. Who...
