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Worthy of you

Worthy of you

Something interesting happened recently. Over my years I have had an...interesting relationship with Contemporary Christian Music (CCM for short). There have been times, brief ones, where I have loved it,...
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Seek Understanding Before You Soapbox

Seek Understanding Before You Soapbox

The problem with Christians debating issues isn't the issues, it's the Christians.
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Cake, Membership, and Trinity Western

Cake, Membership, and Trinity Western

There was big news recently for both Canadian and American Christians alike. As it happens, both the Supreme Court of Canada and the United States Supreme Court released decisions recently with big implications on religious freedom in both countries. 
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It's The Little Things

It's The Little Things

This isn't the post I was expecting to be writing this week, but when things crop up, surprise you, and shake you to your core you gotta write. Let me...
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Trinkets From God

Trinkets From God

As I write this, I have just read a story about a group of young Syrian women who had come over on a scholarship program who were now applying for refugee status and asylum to remain in Canada. I was steeling myself for the vitriol in the comments section when I remembered that the CBC doesn't have comments on news stories. You can imagine, though, what those comments might look like. The anonymity of the Internet, plus controversial issues don't usually lead to what we call productive conversation.
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The Quest For Invisibility

The Quest For Invisibility

About once a month, I go on a quest for invisibility. It’s not an epic quest or anything, there are no damsels to rescue and the stakes are relatively low but it is something that I find deeply spiritually fulfilling and that I’d recommend to anyone with a particular set of skills. 
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The Comfort of Food

The Comfort of Food

It's a well-worn doctrine: Drinking alcohol, in any amount, is a sin. Ok, maybe it's not a doctrine, but it's a firm tenet! Well maybe it's not quite a tenet either, but it's certainly a Biblical belief! Maybe not exactly Biblical...Let me start over.
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Your Dog Is Dead

Your Dog Is Dead

I don't understand Christian vegetarians and vegans. That's not entirely true, I understand people who want to lead a healthy lifestyle and see vegetarianism and veganism as a pathway towards...
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Faithful When I Am Not

Faithful When I Am Not

Have you ever had someone ask you to pray for them? Of course, you have, we all have. If you are like me, you've agreed to pray, why wouldn't you?...
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You The Baptizer

You The Baptizer

I had the privilege, recently, to see something that doesn't happen every day. Our church's lead pastor had the opportunity to baptize his son. It was a beautiful moment in...
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Intent vs. Impact

Intent vs. Impact

Well, it has happened again. Somebody said something, tweeted something, wrote a cartoon, produced a piece of art, or otherwise presented an opinion. Then their world exploded. It's an all...
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What The #@!%

What The #@!%

*The following post contains coarse language, reader discretion is advised*Christianity is a funny thing sometimes isn't it? We're a religion that preaches unmerited grace, undeserved mercy, and the freedom that...
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