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Canada 150 Sermon Challenge: Becoming Good Guests

Posted: August 23, 2017

Hospitality was a big deal in biblical Israel. Abraham hurried to offer “three seahs of the finest flour” and a “choice, tender calf” to three men passing by his tent, even before learning that his guests were no mere humans (Genesis 18).

I Have a Confession to Make

Posted: August 18, 2017

I have a confession to make.

What Kind of Israel/Palestine Tour Should I Go On?

Posted: August 14, 2017

After serving more than 38 years in congregational ministry, Rev. Bill Vanden Bosch and his wife, Lyn, have been leading “disciple’s pilgrimages” to Israel since 1999.

Wrong Place, Right Time

Posted: August 11, 2017

Not long ago, I spent an afternoon smoking a cigarette with a convicted drug dealer and thief. Well, I wasn’t smoking the cigarette, but I was there nonetheless, enjoying the second-hand smoke and conversation.

So You're Going to the Holy Land?

Posted: August 7, 2017

As I listened, the truth became clear to me: These are not issues. They are people.

WWJCF: Who Would Jesus Consider Family...and Who Do You?

Posted: August 4, 2017

The past few weeks I have been taking a new bus route to work from my friend’s house. The route passes through Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a neighbourhood that is seen by many as a place of homelessness, poverty, and addiction.

2 Summer Reads for your Anti-racism Journey

Posted: July 31, 2017

I’ve recently read three books which have helped me to become aware of my privilege.

Spark Dialogue and Speak Up for Justice

Posted: July 27, 2017

We need your voice! Do you get excited about sharing your passion for social justice with others and inviting them to take action? Do you want to have an active role in sparking constructive conversations about social justice issues?

Calvin's Theology of Social Justice

Posted: July 25, 2017

One of the dismaying trends within evangelical Protestantism in America is the growing divide between those evangelicals who emphasize the church’s responsibility to proclaim a gospel of individual conversion and those who emphasize the church’s r

Omar Khadr, The Kings University, and Micah 6:8

Posted: July 21, 2017

Editor's introduction: Omar Khadr, an Afghan-Canadian, is accused of having thrown the grenade that killed American Sergeant Christopher Speer in 2002 when Khadr was 15. He was incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay for ten years.

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