In our scripture passage this week, Ruth, a recent widow, rejects the advice of her mother-in-law, Naomi. Instead of aligning herself to…
This Advent we journey with the metaphor of quilts. Quilts were traditionally made from leftover fabric pieces that seemed unimportant on their own…
Christ’s birth was both an ending and a beginning for Mary and Joseph, as well as Elizabeth, the shepherds, and the magi. King…
God responds to Job’s complaint by recounting the wonders within creation, a creative wildness way beyond Job’s knowledge and control. Diana Butler…
Gustavo Gutiérrez uses the word “God-Talk” in his book On Job: God-Talk and the Suffering of the Innocent. Theology s God-Talk. Prayer is God-Talk. The…
The Via Positiva is a spiritual pathway of awe and delight in which we become aware of God’s presence in the goodness of ordinary life.…
I’ve always rather liked the image of prayer as bird-watching. You sit very still because something is liable to burst into view,…
Twenty years ago, in October 2004, The Church at Southpoint was registered as a non-profit society in British Columbia. Southpoint’s story began…
The spiritual discipline of gratitude begins with an awareness that everything we have is a gift—the birds flying through the sky, the…
“What comes to mind when you think of home?” This was Krista Boyes’ opening line last Sunday. She then encouraged us to look…
