We can do more than just accept the decline of Mainline Protestant denominations.
Church and Main 164: Mainline Church Growth
The Curious Case of the Atheist Pastor
A controversy is brewing in the United Church of Canada over a minister who doesn't believe in a God or in the Bible. There are those in the denomination that believe she should be defrocked since she is an atheist. She is demanding to stay ordained, believing that she is preaching a truer form of... Continue Reading →
For Heaven’s Sake
I have to write a piece for the Christian Century on a lectionary passage. I decided on writing something on Revelation 7:-9-17. It's kind of a fitting text, because it deals with the afterlife (or could be interpreted that way). Right now I'm a little frustrated on the subject of heaven. My views of heaven... Continue Reading →
Repost: Love, Justice, Vengence and Grace
The following is a blog post from 2007. ‘You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.” 44But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 