Where is the Love?

(Lyrics by the Black Eyed Peas from the album "Elephunk.") What’s wrong with the world, mama People livin’ like they ain’t got no mamas I think the whole world’s addicted to the drama Only attracted to things that’ll bring you trauma Overseas, yeah, we...

Stories from the Street by Brita Miko

Brita Miko worked as a Women’s Community Worker in the East End of Vancouver. These are a few of her reflections and impressions of people she met and those who befriended her in that community. Names have been changed for privacy reasons. For an article that...

Adam and Eve and Lust by Derek Weiss

This is part of a letter I wrote to a younger friend who asked me for a Biblical definition of lust. I thought it was suitable for publication here because, while there is no end to books written by and for Christian men about lust, very few approach the topic from...

The Image of God in the Face of Longing by Derek Weiss

“We have taught our images to be free ; are we glad?   are we glad to have brought convenient heresy to Logres?” -Charles Williams, “Bors to Elayne: on the King’s Coins,” in Taliessin Through Logres A Christian response to popular culture must touch on the...

The Dear Hunter by Brita Miko

Dear Father God, we ask that you would feed Your children. We ask not for tater tots, but that you would give us meat right off the bones. We pray it would be so succulent that juices would run down our chins. Help us to taste and see you and that you’re good...

Throw a Party for the Poor by Ken Deeks

What does compassion for the poor have to do with worship? When Moses preached a sermon on worship, he covered expected themes: worship requires gathering together, focussing on the living God, holy living, tithing, and structure through feasts and holy days...