Sabbatum Sanctum, Shadows

This is the last day of Lent in the Church Calendar in the West. We’ve observed Good Friday and today is what is known as Sabbatum Sanctum (Holy Saturday) or Black Saturday, the culmination of Holy Week. Tomorrow is Easter, the first day of Eastertide. For...
Just Hanging here

Just Hanging here

Strangely, I’ve been reflecting of late on what must’ve been going through the mind of the convicted felon who hung beside Jesus during the Crucifixion and would later be called the Penitent Thief, known as Saint Dismas (the name given him in The Gospel Of...
Two Steps Forward… Hold

Two Steps Forward… Hold

“Everything Jesus said and did was done in a place, just as everything we do is done in a place. All living is local: this land, this neighbourhood, these trees and streets and houses, this workplace, these people. One of the seductions that interferes with...

Jesus Gave Me A Gift Today

Jesus gave me a gift today. A beautiful gift. I met Kareem.  It’s certainly been a full week and a bit. Certainly blew me out of any social media presence as I’ve been pretty focused on serving with our amazing team of Vineyardites who were the blood and...

“Health Begets Health” – Part One

Well it certainly has been quite the journey these last several years since Anita and I stepped into the National Director role for the Canadian #VTribe.Moving through a national repositioning in 2015 which we identified as “From Silos To Integration,” we...