Editor's Postlude: Is a Perfect Jesus Necessary? Hung on the wall behind the pulpit in the church where I grew up was Warner...
Worship, Music, and Spirituality: Not Really Making It... “Fake it till you make it” was a mantra of my youth that I retired some...
Hymns for Earth Day and Wild/Forest Church If you are looking for hymns for Earth Day or for Wild/Forest Church, or...
Thoughts on Theology: Does the United Church Have a Theology People both inside and outside the United Church have sometimes wondered...
Thoughts on Theology: Ecotheology This chapter on creation in the theology of The United Church of Canada...
Preaching Pointers: Proclamation as Process When we consider proclamation as process, two examples spring readily to...
Preaching Pointers - Biblical Translations and Preaching Since most preachers today do not read the biblical texts in the original...
Thoughts on Theology: Scripture and Revelation in The United Church of Canada The United Church of Canada has always looked to the Bible for spiritual...
Retreats, Nature, and Liturgies Some of the most memorable moments I’ve spent with musicians of various...
To Disciple What does it mean “to disciple,” or, as it could be translated, “to be a disciple”? Well, a disciple is one who listens to the teacher, who learns from the mentor, who pays attention to what is happening, and who discerns wisdom from that listening, learning, and paying attention. Imagine if that had become the approach to Christian discipleship and evangelism?
