“The mother of expectation is patience. The French author Simone Weil writes in her notebooks: “Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life.” Without patience our expectation degenerates into wishful thinking.”...
The theme for the second week of Advent is Peace. Peacemaking and Justice is an enormous—and often ignored—theme in Scripture. In Exodus 3 and 4, where God meets Moses in the burning bush, God presents a call of peace-brokering and justice to Moses: The Lord said,...
There is a good reason why the Advent season begins with the theme of hope. Deep at the beating heart of the Christian faith stands an undeniable, enduring, everlasting hope. It is a hope based on God’s promises and God’s actions. It is a hope that...
No, I have not listened to any of the “Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” podcast, but I have been watching the second season of “The Vow” on HBO. It is an unsettling documentary about Keith Raniere, the founder and CEO of NXIVM and the abuse of power...
I’d like to share with you what I experienced the Thursday morning of our National Celebration this past July. I try to come early to these types of events before anyone else arrives to get my bearings both in regards to any final curating of the physical space...
The Vineyard Canada family came together for our National Celebration earlier this month. What a joy, especially following a pandemic! For those who missed it (or want to re-watch the main session content), we have recordings below:
