Swans, Jail, and Canoe-bogganing: What about <insert evil dictator here>? Imagine this. You die and get to heaven. You smile at Saint Peter on the way in, high five St. Francis, and go exploring. The streets of gold lead to a park, and in the middle of the park there is a duck pond. You …
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3 Weeks in Hell, with Kyle – Part 1.
Harry Potter, Dentures, and Fracking: The Point of It All. The following was given as an insert to our church’s bulletin. Some Introductory Thoughts to Three Weeks in Hell In my preparation for these sermons, I’ve realized that it’s not just a conversation about hell. It’s bigger than that. It’s a conversation about God. Jesus. …
“3 Weeks in Hell with Kyle” – Reading List
The following are books that have helped shape my upcoming sermons. Some were helpful. Some were not. If you can only read one or two, follow the **’s. **The Great Divorce, by C.S. Lewis **Razing Hell: Rethinking Everything You’ve Been Taught about God’s Wrath and Judgment, by Sharon L. Baker **Love Wins, by Rob Bell …
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Burnt Dinner, World’s Best Dad, and Candlesticks
I have been left in awe this Advent here at Grace. We have spent a lot of time listening to stories of darkness. We have looked for, and sometimes found, glimmers of light. We all have these stories, don’t we? In deep places, we can name them as dark. In lighter spaces, we can call …
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Richard Nixon, Monopoly, and Puddleglum
Every Advent, we get excited about the birth of Jesus, of God with us. We decorate our houses and drink egg nog and sing along to our favourite Christmas carols. And, if my Facebook feed is any indication, many of us here start putting up our Christmas trees in the middle of November already. Because …
An Open Letter to Ted Falk
Dear Ted, I tried calling you yesterday. I was told you were unavailable. I left a message for you to call me back, but you didn’t. This morning, I called one of your workers to get through to you. You still didn’t call me back. So I’m going to write it as an open letter …
The Canoe Turns 1
My blog is officially one year old. Happy Birthday little buddy! Looking back, starting The Canoe was an experiment. I had lots of reasons why I didn’t want to blog. I’m busy enough as it is. I didn’t want it to take away from real relationships. I didn’t really know what content I would post. …
Book Review: The Great Divorce
In preparation for a sermon series on hell, I have a large pile of books to read through. Some I skim, while others I read intently. The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis is one of the books that I read thoroughly. I love narrative theology. It’s much more enjoyable to read. And listen to. (Jesus …
I met Justin Trudeau. And Terry, Carolyn, Maria, and Ted.
Byelections are fun. Instead of over 300 seats being contested across the country, right now there are only four. So that means plenty of opportunities to meet politicians who usually don’t come to little ole’ Southeast Manitoba. I heard through a friend that Justin Trudeau was coming to town, and that he was having an …
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Book Review: Erasing Hell
While reading Erasing Hell, I texted one of my friends the following: “I want to take a pen and poke my eyes out.” That pretty much sums up how I feel about this book. Chan and Sprinkle wrote this book in a few months. It shows. Why did they write it in a few months? …
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