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One of the genius moves of the anti-abortion movement is that they have framed themselves as baby savers and the other side as baby killers. Because who can argue with not wanting to kill babies? I don’t actually think this is a good nor helpful way to frame reproductive rights, but it is remarkably simple …
Continue reading “Abortions, Children & Covid – Why the Rhetoric is Going to Get Worse”
“Where is your faith in God?” “Jesus is my doctor.” “I’m going to trust God with my health instead of a vaccine.” These were some of the statements sent to me in June when my #ProtectMB ad, encouraging vaccinations so we can safely return to church, made the rounds on social media. The premise was …
Continue reading “How vaccines made Christians quote Satan.”
I think I underestimated this one. When the MB government asked me to part of their “Take a Seat” ad campaign encouraging vaccination so we can get back to gathering safely as a church, I said “Sure!” We haven’t been able to gather with more than 30% capacity for the past 16 months (and have …
Based on Luke 7:1-10 This story of Jesus healing the Roman Centurion’s slave has me absolutely captivated because, looking at it through our 2021 eyes, it is an absolutely bonkers story. This Roman soldier was part of the world’s largest superpower of that time that went around conquering foreign lands and had NO problem taking …
Continue reading “Donald Trump, Toothbrushes, the Church of God Restoration”
There is a church 16 km south of me that, in the middle of a pandemic, is breaking public health guidelines and continuing to meet. It’s frustrating. I get it. But here’s the thing. I’m a pastor of a pacifist church that loves the idea of non-violent movements changing the world, and let me tell …
Continue reading “That church breaking the pandemic rules? They’re playing us like fiddles.”
We are dying here. So please, get off the sanctimonious high horse and lead with compassion first, and smugness second. Or even better, leave the smugness out entirely. Same with the eye-roll emojis. And the “My hometown is ridiculous…” tweets too. Steinbach is basically the COVID capital of Canada, and your first response is mockery? …
When I was working as a summer camp counselor 20 years ago, one of the things that I loved to do was tell Bible stories to the kids. I loved making the stories come alive. And 1 King chapter 18 was one of those stories. It’s a story of God’s power, God’s faithfulness, of God …
The local news company is running a story about the climate strike in Winnipeg tomorrow, and how some of us from Grace Mennonite are going to participate. I made a funny sign about climate change and Mennonites that’s received a mind blowing 51 likes on Twitter, so I guess that’s enough to make the local …
Continue reading “You’re driving to a climate strike? You hypocrite.”
Every Monday night in winter, I grab my shoes and my broom and head to the Steinbach Curling Club to curl with my dad. The old man plays skip, and I play third. I not only love to actually curl, but I also love simply watching curling on TV. During the Scotties Tournament of Hearts …
Continue reading “Angle double raise takeouts, (Un)Coupling,& Toasters”
Today is Epiphany Sunday. My first year as a pastor, a solid thirteen and a half years ago, I was given the task of preaching on Epiphany Sunday. And the week before I was supposed to preach, I distinctly remember asking my co-workers: “What in the world is Epiphany Sunday?” My co-workers stared at 22 …
Continue reading “Fruit Cake, Street Cred, & Throwing Food at King Herod”
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