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Growing Up in Christ: Friends not Servants

Posted on November 1, 2013March 31, 2018 by Michael Rose

When my sons were younger, age three or four, it was perfectly reasonable for us as parents to set out their clothing, help them get dressed, cross the street and prepare their dinner plate. Imagine if my son, the eldest being 21, still waited for mom and dad to set out his clothes, help…

It Cuts Both Ways

Posted on October 22, 2013September 1, 2016 by Michael Rose

“So, how did you find yourself living in Arizona?” I asked the twenty-something year old during a recent visit to the United States. She took a deep breath and told me that she and her family are Muslim and lived in Bosnia during the war which saw the country torn apart by terrible conflict…

Outcast outside of Us Calls forth the Outcast within Us

Posted on October 3, 2013May 10, 2022 by Michael Rose

Dean Brackley, SJ was an American Jesuit who started his career in education, a community organizer working for social justice in El Salvador. Brackley volunteered to go to the University of Central America in 1989, shortly after the murder of six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her daughter. In addition to his academic responsibilities, he also did pastoral work in a poor…

Becoming Christian Community on the Go!

Posted on May 31, 2013May 25, 2015 by Michael Rose

I used to believe that before we could do out reach we had to have our own house (read church) in order. And while this is partially true, the reality remains we will never see our church in perfect order. This being the case, we will never leave the four walls of our building to reach out…

The Neighbor’s – Short Story

Posted on October 10, 2012October 23, 2014 by Michael Rose

God will often offend the mind to reveal the heart, and the following is a short story I wrote as an adaptation of the familiar parable of the Good Samaritan. Set in the modern day, I have attempted to re-tell this powerful story in such a way that we can identify with each of the…

Leveraging Conflict for Healthier Community

Posted on July 21, 2012October 18, 2018 by Michael Rose

The following is an excerpt from my book “Becoming Love. Avoiding Common Forms of Christian Insanity“. In this brief section I begin to explore how to steward conflict in church communities with love. _______________________________ In the context of the Love Paradigm the Church community is a reflection of the Kingdom of God, if only as through…

Loving Yourself: Forgiveness

Posted on April 3, 2012February 19, 2016 by Michael Rose

Rhythms of the Heart – Video– We are encouraged to love our neighbour as ourselves (Mark 12:30-31) but what if we don’t love ourselves? Jesus also taught after the last supper with His friends that we need to love each other as He loved us (John 13:34-35). One key way in which Jesus loves us is through…

Not just a Sex Addiction – Pornography

Posted on March 21, 2012October 23, 2016 by Michael Rose

There is a great deal written about the toxic aspects of pornography in the lives of people from many walks of life and sadly, this material is far less than the easy, abundant clicks to access mountains of online pornography. The insidiousness of Internet porn is reaching into the lives of many men (at…

Faith & Forgiveness

Posted on December 23, 2011March 4, 2015 by Michael Rose

I do some marriage counseling with both Christians and those who don’t yet know Christ. In the process, I’ve found that forgiveness is just as much a problem with “believers” as it is with those who have never received God’s forgiveness. While reading Luke 17 the other day, I noticed for the first time how…

Live True, Live Free

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Michael Rose

Woke up this morning feeling quite off balance. A weird confession perhaps for someone who is passionate about what he does. Regardless, I felt off balance. I felt as if some how I had drifted away from the “sweet spot” – that place that I like to live from where I am at peace with…

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Growing Up in Christ: Friends not Servants

It Cuts Both Ways

Becoming Christian Community on the Go!

The Neighbor’s – Short Story

Leveraging Conflict for Healthier Community

Loving Yourself: Forgiveness

Not just a Sex Addiction – Pornography

Faith & Forgiveness

Live True, Live Free

Becoming Human Again

What We Were Never Meant to Wash Away

What Love Does With What Is Broken

The Coals Ain't Cold

When the Cosmos Becomes Aware