Imaginal Rehearsal

Imaginal Rehearsal

Imaginal Rehearsal This prayer practice helps you envision and step into a life lived from a reservoir of love, joy, and...
Deconstructing Church

Deconstructing Church

Deconstructing Church Religious participation in Canada is at an all-time low, and people are walking away from Christianity at an unprecedented rate. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people reexamined the Christianity they had been participating in for years and...
Paternalism in the Pastorate

Paternalism in the Pastorate

Paternalism in the Pastorate FOREWORD I offer these reflections hoping they might be helpful in further understanding one element that I believe is fueling the great resignation among pastors – paternalism in the pastorate. The insights in this piece have come to me...
We Believe With Our Bodies

We Believe With Our Bodies

We Believe With Our Bodies On Saturday, September 16, 2023, I attended a community weed pull organized by the city of Delta. For a few hours about a dozen of us pulled invasive English Ivy from the trees and undergrowth of Ladner Harbour Park. Photo Above: Wild Church...
Welcoming Prayer

Welcoming Prayer

Welcoming Prayer The Welcoming Prayer is a gentle practice of bringing our awareness to our experience, non-judgmentally acknowledging it, and welcoming God’s presence with us. Painting: The Last Supper by Sieger...