There’s an old saying, “Nature abhors a vacuum,” but it could equally be said that “Nature abhors a straight line.” Really, when we see a straight line anywhere, we can be certain that a human hand is responsible. There seems to be something about us that prefers set boundaries, where ‘inside’ and ‘outside,’ ‘mine’ and … Continue reading A Faith that Lasts: Explore the Edges
Today is Thanksgiving Sunday here in Canada, but as I was getting ready to write a post in honour of the holiday, I realized that today’s Gospel reading is a very important one, and one that I’ve never actually reflected on in this space. For it’s in this parable that Jesus explains how he understood … Continue reading The Cross from Jesus’ Perspective: A Reflection on Matthew 21.33-46
As I’ve been learning more about permaculture over the years, I’ve been surprised by just how many of its principles have been present in our culture for centuries in the form of proverbs. We've seen two examples of this recently with “Waste not, want not” and “Slow and steady win the race.” Another proverb with … Continue reading A Faith that Lasts: Value Diversity
We live in a “Go big or go home” society. We are transfixed by tales of overnight success, maximum growth, and record profits. But this type of success has a tendency to be fleeting. The business world is full of stories of rapid expansion gone wrong. (Target infamously expanded into Canada without bringing its own … Continue reading A Faith that Lasts: Go Small, Go Slow
Today’s Gospel reading is a strange one, the kind of reading one is often tempted to set aside because on first glance it doesn’t seem to make much sense. But, the passages we find odd or confusing are the ones we should spend more time contemplating, not less. And so that’s what I’d like to … Continue reading A Lesson in Authority: A Reflection on Matthew 21.23-32
Matthew Root 