“God did not abolish darkness at creation. God added light. But for many, darkness symbolizes all that is negative, harmful, evil and fearful. God gave equal importance and prominence to darkness and light, and all life, including human life, begins and develops...
Photo by David Ross My wife Claire and I have been members of Epic Vineyard Church here in Calgary for over eight years now. One of our pastors, our good friend Joyce Rees, is fond of pointing out that, in terms of the Christian calendar, Christmas seems to get most...
‘Station 12- Jesus Dies on a Cross’ by Jen Norton, In ancient liturgical tradition, Christians are invited to order their days and sense of time by a cyclical remembering of the stories of Scripture. From Advent to Christmas, from Lent to Holy Week to...
‘Palm Sunday’ by Brittany Fan, used with permission. For the liturgical church, Palm Sunday often begins on the lawn outside the church building. The parishioners stand huddled and quiet until the celebrant, standing amongst them, boldly proclaims,...
We are known as a people of the “radical middle.” Here’s an AI overview response to the Googled question, “why is the Vineyard called the radical middle?” “The term “radical middle” is used to describe the Vineyard...
As I was pulling together thoughts and musings for my blog this month, I came across something I had written as an intro to our National Celebration “Just Jesus” that we hosted in July of ’22. I just couldn’t shake the nudge that the Spirit was...
