Illegitimate Scripture

...Any reading of Scripture that requires of us something other or less than this is a false reading....

Essence of faith…

“For the essence of faith in Scripture is not about blind submission to authoritative traditions or the quest for psychological certainty. It is rather an “Israelite” faith in which the depth of a person’s faith in God is sometimes reflected precisely in their willingness to authentically “wrestle” with him.” ~ Gregory Boyd, “The Crucifixion of…

My Personal Alternative Creed

Now, my creed isn't perfect (by a long stretch), but I offer it here, to you my reader, as a way of thinking differently about Yeshua bar Abba and our communal responsibility to remember what he did, not simply who he was.

The wound of love…

In 10 days I have the honor to portray Father Damien, the leper priest of Moloka'i. Aldyth Morris wrote a stirring one man show about the life of Father Damien, the story of his quest to bring value and dignity to the lives of abandoned lepers living in 19th century Hawaii. Set in 1936, the…

Just walk away…

So, I've been reading lately about this ordeal where the TDSB is changing the status of Churches who rent their facilities so that they can charge them premium rates. From reading another blogger it appears that many, not all mind you, of the churches renting these spaces are new and smaller churches. If this is…