Blog
Prose & Poetry
Paternalism in the Pastorate
An exploration of the way paternalism shapes the role of the pastor and life of the church, along with some gestures toward another way.
We Believe With Our Bodies
If we believe with our bodies, then what beliefs do our bodies declare as we go about our weeks?
Identity, Anxiety, and the Holy Spirit
What defines a denomination? Are beliefs identity markers to be defended? Should different beliefs be met with curiosity or anxiety? This article addresses the diverse ways Canadian Mennonite churches relate to the Confession of Faith.
God’s Preferential Option for the Poor
God’s love is wide, God longs for the liberation of all, and the witness of Scripture shows us that God is especially concerned with the poor and suffering.
God is a Monster & So Am I
A poem about monsters, trauma, and God.
False Teacher
A poem about being labeled a “false teacher.”
His Body Dismembered
A poem and art piece about the dismemberment of Christ’s body – the church.
On Conflict, Pain, & Composting: Reflections on the Worst Church Year of my Life
For over a year 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 stripped of my credentials for not being able to meet the conference’s expectations of a credentialed pastor…
Led to the Wilderness
A poem about trauma, scapegoating, and the wilderness as sacred place of transformation…
Metabolizing Trauma
During this season of unemployment, a break from pastoral ministry, and processing what transpired over the past year regarding the traumatic blowup of the church community I served for 9 years…
Fugitive Church
Throughout church history, small groups of Christians have fled to the margins to escape the violence of Empire, misuse of power, and powers that threatened to undermine the way and witness of Jesus…
Stranger Things & White Evangelical Supremacy
Perhaps the most terrifying character in Stranger Things Season 4 is Jason Carver, the white, handsome, well-spoken, captain of the Hawkins High basketball team who is equally comfortable with a microphone or gun in his hand…
The Importance of Process & the Perils of Anxious End-driven Leadership
Recently, the Exec. Boards of the U.S. and Canadian Mennonite Brethren conferences ordered that three pages from a book entitled On Holy Ground: Stories By and About Women in Ministry Leadership in the Mennonite Brethren Church, be removed…