At the end of last year, I compiled my "Best of" list and posted it. Around the same time, a friend posted a list of books he read; the list was upwards of 70 books. I was mesmerized and inspired. I wondered what it would be like to read extensively through the year, as well … Continue reading Best of 2022 (Books and TV)
School of Spiritual Direction (Fall 2022)
Year Two Winnipeg students (October, 2021) Overview If you enjoy meaningful conversation, listening to others (particularly relative to their relationship with God), and desire to journey with people well as they seek to deepen their experience of God, the School of Spiritual Direction (SSD) may be for you. The SSD is a two-year certification program … Continue reading School of Spiritual Direction (Fall 2022)
Best of 2021 (TV and Film)
Last year, I didn't do a best of list. Probably because we were in the throes of the pandemic and I didn't have much motivation to look back with affection. This year, though we are still very much in a pandemic, things feel a little different. Perhaps I have accepted the new normal. Perhaps I … Continue reading Best of 2021 (TV and Film)
Becoming a Father (Round 2)
If we had to heave our first child into existence, our second floated toward us on a gentle stream. We had only been trying for four months when we found out we were pregnant with number two. When Jennifer took a pregnancy test this time around, there was hardly any waiting before it blinked positive. … Continue reading Becoming a Father (Round 2)
School of Spiritual Direction (Fall 2021)
Year One Winnipeg students (October, 2020) Overview If you enjoy meaningful conversation, listening to others (particularly relative to their relationship with God), and long to companion people well as they seek to deepen their experience of God, the School of Spiritual Direction (SSD) may be for you. The SSD is a two-year certification program which … Continue reading School of Spiritual Direction (Fall 2021)
Fear: A Discernment Checklist
Photo by José Ignacio García Zajaczkowski on Unsplash I am not usually prone to fear. I am an Enneatype 4 which, by virtue of being in the relational/heart triad, means that my Achilles heal is typically shame. Shame - that underlying sense of somehow being inherently wrong or deficient or not good enough - is … Continue reading Fear: A Discernment Checklist
Schools of Spiritual Formation (Fall 2020)
This fall, I will once again be teaching two Sustainable Faith schools - the School of Spiritual Direction and the School of Mercy and Justice. Both have a wonderfully contemplative and communal ethos and involve excellent readings, individual and group exercises, receiving spiritual direction, and practising spiritual disciplines.If you would like to have some conversation … Continue reading Schools of Spiritual Formation (Fall 2020)
Best of 2019
Despite not posting much this year, I could hardly forfeit the customary (see previous year-end lists below) opportunity to compile a best-of list. Here are a few general observations from the compiling:I didn't see a single film in the cinema this year, for the first time since I can recall. The films I did see … Continue reading Best of 2019
Witness: From Thin to Thick
Photo by M.T ElGassier on Unsplash The following was written for and presented at a plenary panel on "Work, Worship, and Witness" at the tenth annual Society of Vineyard Scholars conference, May 2, 2019, Minneapolis. Early on the morning of the resurrection, while it was still dark, the Gospel of John tells us that Mary … Continue reading Witness: From Thin to Thick
Schools of Spiritual Formation (Fall 2019)
Over the last few years, I have had the great privilege of being involved with an organization called Sustainable Faith. It's no understatement to say that the organization, the schools it facilitates, and the friendships I have made therein have transformed my life. As a result, I am not the same person I was even … Continue reading Schools of Spiritual Formation (Fall 2019)
Writing Is Prayer 