by leekosa | Aug 13, 2022 | Resources
Personal & Social Sin Due to the individualistic lens that many western evangelical Protestants read Scripture through, sin is most commonly understood to be a personal or interpersonal issue. However, the Bible includes examples of social or communal sin where...
by leekosa | Aug 12, 2022 | Resources
Rethinking Footprints in the Sand This brief essay looks at how the popular poem “Footprints” shapes our Christian imagination and offers another poem that expands our vision of the Christian...
by leekosa | Aug 12, 2022 | Resources
Reframing the Christian Life Realities such as gun violence, racism, and the environmental crisis steal, kill, and destroy life on a daily basis. In the wake of the latest tragedy, we hear the refrain that “thoughts and prayers” are not enough to stop the evil tide...
by leekosa | Aug 10, 2022 | Blog
On Conflict, Pain, & Composting: Reflections on the Worst Church Year of my Life Since May, 2021 I have been involved in a conflict with my former denomination – The British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (BCMB). This conflict led to me being...
by leekosa | Aug 9, 2022 | Blog
Led to the Wilderness This drawing and poem were created as part of a trauma exercise to process an event you can read about on my post “On Conflict, Pain, & Composting.” I walked out of the sanctuary saying,“I’m done.”“I’m done.” The Spirit of the...