The Social Justice Handbook (IVP) – Book Review
Previous Post – The Cost of Communion In the last few years, attention to issues of social justice has grown by leaps and bounds in the church in North America.  On some levels, it has become something of a trend or fad.  While this is not always a healthy sign (becoming a fad, that is), over all I believe this shift is exciting and much needed.  One of the ways in which we can push past nove

The Cost Of Communion
Previous Post – Hiding In Plain Sight – SOTM Series (7) Over the last two weeks I have been traveling a great deal.  Last week was spent in Calgary at Renov8, the Canadian Church Planting Congress (more on that soon), with the week prior to that in Vancouver the YWAM Western Canada Leadership Team meetings.  Both weeks were spent deeply engaged in the q

Hiding In Plain Sight – SOTM Series (7)
Previous Post – Why We Love: A Monastic Parable Setting the Stage – SOTM (1) Beatitudes Part 1 – SOTM (2)

Why We Love: A Monastic Parable
Previous Post – Oaths, Eyes & Enemies – SOTM Series (6) One day, a young monk knocked quietly on the door to the abbots study.  The old abbot smiled in welcome to the new brother who had just made his permanent vows several months earlier.  The abbot knew immediately that the young man was troubled, so he invited him to sit and share what was bothering him. “Father Abbot, I know that living with the other brothers is no

Oaths, Eyes & Enemies – SOTM series (6)
Previous Post – Day with Alan Hirsch Setting the Stage – SOTM (1) Beatitudes Part 1 – SOTM (2)