Betty Spackman – A Creature Chronicle
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“This exhibition, which points to the complex connections between the Arts, Sciences, and Faith is an excellent tool to facilitate discussions about the future of creation in the context of posthumanism.”
John Franklin, Executive Director, IMAGO Arts
Thoughts on a Christian Nation by Derek Vreeland
I am happy to be a part of a Christian nation. It has become my sense of identity, my place to belong. I didn’t choose to be a part of the nation, I was born into it. It was not my choice, but I am grateful that this Christian nation is my home. I pray for this nation...
End of the Line by Brian Zahnd
This is an article I wrote for the May issue of Charisma Magazine at the request of the new editor, Marcus Yoars.END OF THE LINEBy Brian ZahndGod is shifting the church from one seasonal platform to another. Are we ready?Western Christianity is at a...
Trying to be honest sort of prayer by Stephen Imbach
TRYING TO BE HONEST SORT OF PRAYERBeloved and most gracious Lord,Your substance is love.From you only goodness flows into all creation.I’m tired of relentless struggle,wounds unchosen, unhealed.Loosen my grip of self-focus;to fall,through the darkness of the...
The Prophetic Culture of the Kingdom (conclusion and appendixes) by Eric H. Janzen
Conclusion As I neared the end of writing this book I had coffee with a close friend of mine. He told me a story about a young man that he had become friends with. This young man left the Church because his experience of it had been of a surface...
Simone Weil’s Statement of Human Obligation (1943)
Draft for a Statement of Human ObligationProfession of FaithThere is a reality outside the world, that is to say, outside space and time, outside man's mental universe, outside any sphere whatsoever that is accessible to human faculties.Corresponding to this...
James and Martin Luther: The Jewish Law, Faith and Social Justice by Ron Dart
There is good evidence to suggest that James was the brother of Jesus, and James was a significant leader (many would suggest he was the first bishop) of the church in Jerusalem. There is no doubt that James would have heard Jesus’ insights on the Beatitudes...
Crazy Love by Brian Zahnd
Why is there something instead of nothing?The only feasible answer is an Absolute Being (God).But why would God create?Why would God bother?Why would Absolute Being sufficient in itself create other?The only feasible answer is...LOVELove Love LoveCrazy LoveThe reason...
John Cleese vs. Extremism
The Prophetic Culture of the Kingdom (pt. 7) by Eric H. Janzen
Chapter Seven The Prophetic Culture of the Kingdom The community of Christ is a prophetic community. The prophetic message of the community is Jesus. The prophetic message of the community is the Gospel of his kingdom. The community of Christ is...
Of Crushed Angels and Single-Stringed Ouds by Karin Dart
Back in the late nineties I remember sitting at a table outside in our back yard pouring over two programs of study leading to two different Masters degrees. One was the counseling degree being offered at Trinity Western and the other, the Christian Studies...