Aunty Bonnie died today.

My life has been marked in deep and lasting ways by my Aunty Bonnie. She was a person of immense passion, voracious joy, and twinkle-eyed mischief. Living her life through the lens of mental disability mean...

We made our mostly-annual trek to Montreal this Christmas, and got to experience both Air Canada's and WestJet's treatment of travellers. It's a bit shocking how enormously these two companies contrast each other.

As we go...

What kind of space do you give in your life for reflection? Our culture is incredibly noisy — not just because of the devices we carry, or the volume of ads that follow us wherever we go, but because of the pressure to succeed, to do&nbs...

Hello, student. I’m writing to you because I love you, and because I want you to break free from the tyranny of failing computers and lost files. It happens. You’ve laboured all semester. Exam time is approaching. And then, in an all-too-predi...

Following institutional custom, here's my farewell email to Briercrest:

Hi friends,

Since this coming Friday is my final day on staff, I wanted to say my thanks.

Briercrest has been for me an important place to...

After an era of 8 years, my time as a Briercrest employee is coming to a close. My official layoff date is April 10, 2015. Over these 8 years I've held 10 different contracts with Briercr...

The saga continues. Since I was about 5 years old, I knew I had weak vision, and that I could expect my vision to weaken further throughout my life, possibly resulting in blindness in my latter years.

Today I learned I’m at risk for â€...

How do you decide what to teach in your youth group setting? The task of teaching can be intimidating because the options are limitless. Teen issues? Contemporary concerns? "Justice" causes? Random book or topical studies from the Bible?...

I love hearing my one year old son laugh. He's not an easy audience -- it takes some 'work' to convince him I'm funny. But when his big cousin Jerico is around, Rowan is ready to laugh at the drop of a hat.

I love the s...

Since the fall of 2012 I've been youth minister at St. Aidan Anglican Church. I haven't studied youth ministry formally — my background is in biblical studies, theo...

Tonight ended the last regular night of the youth ministry season. The commotion of the night is so familiar — just before 6:00, I hear the rapid thunder of feet down the stairs to the youth room. There are happy explosions of "LJ! Guess wha...

Over the past several months, I've watched a lot of Curious George with my 1 year old. I loved Curious George as a kid. I had all the books, and even had a stuffed monkey that I'd cart with me everywhere. It's been fun getting reacq...

I became a dad this year. Next week my son turns one.

I became a youth minister recently (December 2012).

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I am a liturgically-rehabilitated Evangelical nomad who has found a permanent home in the Anglican Church. I grew up as a church kid, involved in scores of ministries, and a youth group faithful. When I was in college, I volunteered for almost 4 y...

I recently watched the movie "Gravity." It's a little out there, but really brilliant and breathtaking. At the lowest point in the lone survivor's despair, when she is sure she is going to die, Ryan Stone laments that no one will pray fo...

Tonight began “Marriage and Human Sexuality in Theological Perspective”. Good group of students and a very sincere, inviting professor. Readings from the early Church Fathers to John Paul II. Definitely worth the sweat and toil to comp...

The semester begins once again in two days. And the day after that begins youth ministry for the year. Not sure I’m ready for either, but both will come regardless.

Gracious Lord, keep me steady, keep me humble, keep me mindful of re...