On Disgraced Church Leaders and the True Meaning of Saintliness
Over the past year we have witnessed the discrediting of at least two towering Christian leaders and their ministries: On the protestant side, Ravi Zacharius, the world renowned Christian apologist…
Remembering Steve Owens
On the evening of Monday, February 15th, I lost my friend, Steve Owens, to cancer. Steve was one of the first people Jasmine and I met when, in the fall…
Miscarriage: A Father’s Story
Buried somewhere on a fifty acre stretch of woodland near Bouctouche, New Brunswick is a small, earthenware container no larger than a soap dish. In it are the tiny remains…
The Blessings of Home
Epiphany (referred to by some as “Little Christmas”) falls on January 6th and commemorates the Magi’s visit with the Christ Child (Matthew 2:1-12). Our family does a couple of things…
A Sermon On Racism
Good morning Stone Church. This is a sermon about racism. Believe it or not, in the fifteen years that I have been an Anglican Priest, I have not preached on the…
The Church: What Does It Mean To Be Essential
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, our policy makers have had to make a number of tough calls; among them, which services ought to remain available to the public and…
A Faith of Flesh & Blood: Why Online Church Will Always Fall Short
In the weeks that have past, Jasmine and I— like so many other church leaders all across the world— have sought to provide online services for our parishioners, now sequestered…
The Need To Watch & Pray: A Maundy Thursday Homily
It’s the evening of Jesus’ arrest. After supper with his disciples, he goes to the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives— a familiar place that all of his…
How To Survive Social Isolation In 5 Easy Steps
If Jasmine and I had a super power it would be this: Drawing ordinary people into small, life-giving communities that meet together, face-to-face, in the real world. We run book…
Addiction & Hope
Addictions are ruthless and destructive. That’s a lesson I’ve known for most of my life but, for some reason, God has seen fit to reinforce over the course of these…