“Here is a Glutton and a Drunkard!” A Reflection on the Eucharist
Years ago I stumbled on a documentary about a certain entrepreneur marketing what he claimed to be the richest, most nutritious milk shake ever made— a drink so replete in…
The Secret Lives of Clergy Couples
The hardest times are when we have to be in three places at once. This Tuesday evening, for example, I’m scheduled to be online for 7:30, hosting a Bible…
Can Churches Double as Homeless Shelters? A Response Based on Painful Experience
The City of Saint John is at present mired in a mounting homelessness crisis. In the forgotten spaces of our city’s urban core, under bridges and stairwells, in dingy nooks…
Why Give Up Social Media for Lent?
I’m old enough to remember when social media suddenly became ubiquitous and everybody— from preteens to their grandmas— were signing up for Facebook accounts. At the time, I saw this…
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…