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Good Friday’s a tad Weird, Let’s Be Real

If you think about it, it’s a bit weird to intentionally focus on Jesus’ death isn’t it? Imagine if we did this for literally anyone else. Consider someone in your life who passed away, maybe a grandma or other relative. Now consider if, every year on the anniversary of their death, you spent time intentionally thinking about their death – why they died, how they died, the pain and suffering they endured, etc. –

Forget About Sunday Morning… For Now.

As Lent winds down, it’s time to prepare for the rollercoaster ride that is Holy Week. Holy Week is like binge-watching the ultimate drama series. You’ve got the triumphal entry, a momentous last supper, the betrayal of a close friend, a mock trial, and an innocent man murdered before their eyes. Some times we can be so familiar with the story that the weight of the drama and all that happens in that final week gets lost on us. 

Reflections on Renewed Rhythms

This coming Sunday marks our last in our series on Renewed Rhythms: Cultivating Spiritual Disciplines TOWARD Transformation in 2024. Over the past 11 weeks (1 week was set aside for Teen Challenge), we’ve looked at 10 very different spiritual disciplines – some quite conventional (i.e. prayer, solitude, fasting, etc.) while others not so much (soul friendship, journaling, etc.).

Beauty and Inspiration in the Jesus Family

I mentioned a few weeks back that I’ve been doing a Jesus Collective online course called the Online Learning Collective. The theme of the course is “How to Lead and Disciple in a Polarized World” and each week we have been taking a different angle on discerning how to effectively navigate the polarizations of our day through what Jesus Collective calls a 3rd Way approach. So topics like our faith, society, racism, politics, and, this last week has been about family. I’m sure if your family is anything like mine, there’s no shortage of polarizing topics to be had!

An Homage to GYG

I thought I’d spend this week’s corner of the newsletter giving a shout out to our Grassroots Youth Group ministry! We’re meeting every ~3 weeks these days which is partially due to capacity of leadership but almost more so due to capacity of our youth. Not sure if you knew this but KIDS ARE BUSY these days!

“He Gets Us” Super Bowl Ad – Some Thoughts

I, like many of you, sat through the Super Bowl this past Sunday night in order to view the always hyped up ads that accompany the year’s most prestigious commercial sporting event (I say “commercial” because EVERYONE knows the most prestigious sporting event is the World Squash Championships held in different locations each year, but I digress). Like many of you we sat in silence as the foot washing ad from the “He Gets Us” campaign came on. In fact, I straight up got choked up watching this one (big surprise, I know).

A Reminder: You’re Going to Die

Next Wednesday is Valentine’s Day and it’s also the first day of Lent which means it’s Ash Wednesday. I figure we could talk about love or death this week, so….. let’s go with death. 😉

Lemme Tell You About This Online Learning Collective I’m Doing

Loneliness is as bad for people’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Sometimes we think going to church is how to combat loneliness. But it’s not. Here’s what is.

An Antidote to Loneliness

Loneliness is as bad for people’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Sometimes we think going to church is how to combat loneliness. But it’s not. Here’s what is.

God’s Faithfulness to Grassroots Church in 2023

Check out this fun highlight reel of life at Grassroots in 2023. We believe this is what Jesus-centred community can look like! Join us 🙂

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A Reminder: You’re Going to Die

A Reminder: You’re Going to Die

Next Wednesday is Valentine’s Day and it’s also the first day of Lent which means it’s Ash Wednesday. I figure we could talk about love or death this week, so….. let’s go with death. 😉

An Antidote to Loneliness

An Antidote to Loneliness

Loneliness is as bad for people’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Sometimes we think going to church is how to combat loneliness. But it’s not. Here’s what is.