Cruxifusion

“Supporting, inspring and connecting Christ-centred leaders and congregations within the United Church of Canada”

I Just Don’t Know!

One of the key leaders in our church just returned from the Fall Meetings of East District. He was “pumped” and enthused. He felt there was hope for the United Church of Canada after-all. He was encouraged by the worship and for the desire expressed by many, for...

Relevance

Back in October I went to a one-day event about the future of United Church theology. One speaker kept emphasizing the need to be relevant. She advocated jettisoning all sorts of things that have been pretty central to Christianity – including salvation, and the...

What Do We Mean By God?

This past month some different lines of answering the question “What do we mean by God?” was published in a small, but national church magazine many of us are all familiar with. As I read through the responses, I found myself asking the question,...

Team Colours

When I bleed, I don’t bleed red. I bleed black-and-gold. I am a die-hard Ti-Cats fan from my childhood. Even though I now live up the QEW in Hogtown, my heart still belongs to the boys of TigerTown. If I spot a fellow Ti-Cat fan, all I have to say is,...

The Church of Ninjas

My wife and I took taking advantage of the summer lull and caught up on some movies we’ve had lying around the house for a while. For instance, we finally watched Batman Begins. The movie where we get the theatrical rendition of the start of Bruce Wayne’s...