Category: Faith and Church


  • I’d suggest that there are, ultimately, four expressions of Christian faith: As you can see, when I’m speaking of expressions, I’m not talking here about the number of denominations in Christendom. I would suggest, that all four of these expressions exist in many, if not all, of the world’s denominations or divisions.    Though the…

  • These are some of my favourite hymns and spiritual songs from the Christian tradition – at least they’re my favourites for today – as this can change a lot. They’re in no particular order – with a bit of commentary, story and links to some of my recommended versions. If you want to see a…

  • In the work that I do in my day job as Regional Minister for Church Planting here with The United Church on the west coast of Canada, I’m often asked the question: Why should we bother starting new communities of faith? After all, much of the church in my context appears to be dying these…