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Lent
Lent is just around the corner so I have been thinking a bit about why the observance of Lent has become important to our family. Here (briefly) are some thoughts on a few aspects that I find...
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Eucharist-anchor
I vividly remember the day when the significance of the Eucharist struck me in a new way. It was the day after 9/11 and my family had joined with the Wycliffe College community in Toronto for the...
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I told you never to call me here
“Are you answering work email?” I was. It was about 9:30, and my wife, son and I had just returned home from evening prayer. I had been out the door shortly after 5am to prepare for a 7:30 meeting, and...
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Write a review…
A few weeks ago I bought some new camping gear. About a week after that, I got an email from the company inviting me to write a review of that gear. Normally, I’m not a reviewer. That being said, the...
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Trying to control the vertical and the horizontal
“What did your parents do to keep you guys in church?” was once asked of my wife Rachel and me by a priest who was disappointed to see his children who were about our age not show any interest in...
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Time for dinner! Mark 3:20-35
Are you like me feeling like you got cold water thrown in your face reading this week’s texts? Maybe shaken up is a better phrase. We’ve spent a few weeks in the beautiful, comforting farewell...
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Top three (unconventional) tips for church shopping
A house doctor on my CBC morning talk-show casually included in his list of things that he wished his patients would do in order to live longer and better: “attend worship every week.” This was...
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Doubt and grace
It had been a long time since I had felt such doubt. I was in free fall—over a cliff, down, down, down, with no idea where the bottom might be or how hard I might hit. The question which had led me to...
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Family meals
My favourite part about family meals is the chaos and confusion. The imperfectness of it: overcooked carrots, a disproportionate quantity of gravy, a hair in the soup. The people bring their own...
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When in Rome
“We went to McDonald’s for lunch today,” I overhead a tourist telling her friend on the bus in Rome. “Anything to break up the monotony of pasta and pizza,” she drawled. “I mean, if I see one more...
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