by leekosa | Aug 2, 2023 | Blog
Identity, Anxiety, and the Holy Spirit Churches relate to denominational belief statements in different ways. Some view them as descriptive, while others see them as prescriptive. Some view Statements of Faith as agents of unity, while others view them as weapons of... 
by leekosa | Apr 4, 2023 | Blog
God’s Preferential Option for the Poor Image: Station 15: Triumph of Life From the “Stations of the Cross from Latin America 1492-1992” by Adolfo Pérez Esquivel ∼ During my pastoral career, I’ve noticed a common response to the forefronting of... 
by leekosa | Jan 24, 2023 | Blog
Under their wings on their four sides they hadhuman hands. All four of them had faces andwings, and the wings of one touched the wings of another.…This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. Ezekiel 1:8-9, 28 God is a Monster & So Am I... 
by leekosa | Sep 4, 2022 | Blog
False Teacher This poem was created as part of a trauma exercise to process an event you can read about in my post “On Conflict, Pain, & Composting.” The image is a modified version of an etching from the 1685 edition of “Martyrs Mirror.”... 
by leekosa | Sep 2, 2022 | Blog
His Body Dismembered This poem and the image below were created as part of a trauma exercise to process an event you can read about on my post “On Conflict, Pain, & Composting.” “Which Jesus do you follow?” the executive asked the woman holding a... 
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...