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Were You There?

Posted: April 30, 2018

Were you there when a Starbucks manager called the police on Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson less than two minutes after they arrived for a routine meeting with a business partner?

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Clinging to a God who Carries Tragedy Around

Posted: April 27, 2018

I went to a concert in Toronto last night. Donovan Woods played the Danforth Music Hall. He walked on stage, hat in hand, and said (paraphrased): “I live in Toronto too.

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Agents of Hope in Unjust Structures

Posted: April 27, 2018

Created in God’s image, human beings were made with a unique capacity for developing structure and accentuating the beauty of God’s world.

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Responding in Prayer to the Refugee Crisis

Posted: April 23, 2018

“Know that the Lord our God loves refugees and His Spirit is moving among them. I pray that their stories will capture your heart like they did mine because then you’ll be moved to do something, too.

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What Do Words Matter?

Posted: April 20, 2018

This past weekend I had the chance to attend the Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. And I was filled with questions. Deep, philosophical questions. I love to write. But what does it matter? Why do we write?

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Celebrate Aboriginal Ministry Sunday with Your Church

Posted: April 19, 2018

This year, Aboriginal Ministry Sunday is on June 17th. We're celebrating 40 years of ministry at the CRC's Indigenous Christian Fellowship in Regina. Celebrate with us!

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They Treat Us How They See Us

Posted: April 16, 2018

‘They treat us how they see us.’

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The Gospel of Gentrification - Part 2

Posted: April 13, 2018

In my previous post about gentrification, I established a simple premise.

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What is Happening in Israel and Palestine?

Posted: April 11, 2018

Over the Easter weekend, the news media was once again flooded with violent images coming out of Israel and Palestine. We saw groups of masked Palestinians stoke fires made of tires while thick smoke rose into the grey-blue Gazan sky.

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Missing out on God Moments

Posted: April 9, 2018

One spring I participated in a two and a half day silent retreat where I picked up two books by Scot McKnight, The Blue Parakeet and The Jesus Creed.

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