My parents loved parties. This is especially true since we lived on a 12-acre acreage in the middle of nowhere Alberta. Our home was in the middle of two counties and school districts; we literally...
Christ is risen. He is no less risen on the road to Emmaus than he is anywhere else. So look for him. Listen for him. - Debie Thomas Sudan Sudan’s civil war, now in its third year, is the world’s...
“But a Samaritan came, and when he saw him…he bandaged his wounds.” (Luke 10: 33f.) “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink….?” (Matt. 25: 37) Years ago when I was...
We are people on a journey Following where the Master walks We are people on a journey In the shadow of the cross What compels the face of Jesus Who protects our faithful guide He who treads the road...
A major storm was brewing on that early spring day as we drove across the prairies, hoping to make it home from a short family getaway before the billowing snow hit. But we all needed a break, and our...
It’s just water. It seems like a simple story: when clean water is accessible in a community, it contributes to health and wellbeing. Without it, survival is impossible. And while that’s true, the...
When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. Those who went...
In 2020 Meadowland Fellowship CRC, located in Ancaster, Ontario, started the Hearts Exchanged journey. Our journey has been enlightening as it helps us advocate for justice in places where justice has...
In the midst of such turbulent times, we may wonder what’s true, what we can do and how we should live. There are temptations to retreat from all that’s happening or to watch wide-eyed and paralyzed...
“To be an incarnational follower of Christ, there must be a relinquishing of control, a reversal of social order. According to the natural perceptions of this world, it’s an upside-down kingdom. But...
Bob Dylan wrote a song called “Dignity” on his album Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits, Volume 3 in 1994. This song chronicles the author in his search for dignity, asking various characters if they have seen...
At a recent worship service in my home congregation, we moved through the ordinary rhythms of common worship: singing songs of praise and gratitude for God’s work among and for us, confessing our...