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Interview with Michael Rose on Becoming Love

Michael talks about his latest book "Becoming Love. Avoiding Common Forms of Christian Insanity" and shares a great deal of the heart that permeates the book and inspires his ministry and life. "In Becoming Love, Michael Rose leads us to the very foundation of our Christian faith and helps us step off the treadmill of…

Where’s Waldo?

2009 Classic Media Distribution Ltd. One of the richest things for me the past while has been learning to see God in all things. I have to admit some days I am blind as a bat and finding God in some things is like a brutal "Where's Waldo" puzzle. If you have ever seen a…

There is a classic line in one of my favorite Batman movies (yes… I like superhero movies). It comes from the Dark Knight, and it is a question that is asked several times throughout the movie and often in the aftermath of failure or in the face of fear of a great challenge. The question…

The Holy Spirit brings that "bang!" to the scriptures in many wonderful and dynamic ways. These ways lead us deeper into rest (read: not working our tails off trying to earn Gods love and acceptance), they lead us into a greater sense of the Fathers crazy love for us, our uniqueness, and expand our capacity…

Eugene Peterson writes in the Message translation of the Bible that in so many ways love has been graphitti'd over by a self-absorbed culture. Our modern love stories are more akin to lust stories, and when we look closely at today's idea of love it is really quite anemic and, for this reason, lacks any…

I stand in dismay and great sorrow with the recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. I am at a loss for words, with only a whisper of "oh dear God." My mind jumped back almost 14 years ago when we lived a similar horror here in Taber, Alberta, Where a student walked into our local high school…

A follower of Jesus went into the city to meet with an elderly Spiritual Director. They sat under the old elm tree and enjoyed a glass of iced tea, enjoying the warmth of the spring day. As the conversation was lively and often deep, the elder turned to the other and asked quite…

Have you ever become so familiar with something - an idea perhaps - that as good as it may be, it seems to become like the old comfortable bathrobe that you take for granted? A few years ago, I was driving from one community to another listening to one of my all time favorite singer-song…

In our final installment of 45 Things to Live Well we explore the theme of work. Despite popular opinion, work is a healthy and worthwhile endeavour. We do need to remember that balance is key as we need to learn to work to live instead of living to work. Work can be an important part…

For a great many of the folks that I have had the privilege to work with, the smudge on the lens of Christian surrender has made genuine surrender very difficult. For many, when we speak about surrender we immediately think in the language of the world system which is often capitulation. Capitulation is the kind of…

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Interview with Michael Rose on Becoming Love

Where’s Waldo?

Failure isn’t Fatal

Renovated by the Word: Scriptures

Love Has Feet

Loss

Show me the Kingdom of God

Underestimating the Love of God

45 Things to Live Well (41-45)

Falling Fearlessly into Love