Its only taken 10 years… In 2002, we gathered a group of fantastically gifted musicians and proposed an experiment. What would happen if we picked a very simple chord progression. And waited on the Lord. Instruments in hand. Hearts attuned. For an hour. What would happen? We thought it was a little nutty, but worth [...]
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Writing on the Wall – Canvas Prayers from the Hamilton Week of 24/7
Posted: March 6, 2012 in 24/7, Hamilton, Hospitality, Prayer, WorshipWe put a ton of canvas down on the floor in our prayer room last week, and supplied people with fabric markers to draw or write their prayers. So here is the end result!
“Seek Justice” Week of 24/7 Prayer
Posted: February 27, 2012 in 24/7, Community, Hamilton, Prayer, Worship“In Dutch we have the word “gezellig”. It can’t be translated into English directly, but basically it means a comfortable, friendly, peaceful atmosphere in a room and/or with a group of people. This is what we have here”, said Conrad, gesturing around the room. My Dutch speaking friend and I were just sitting down for [...]
Yesterday was D-Day. December 1 and the Christmas Decorations come out! My boxes of snowmen were bursting at the seams and rattling in the attic, and the tree was leaning against the patio fence, waiting to come in out of the cold, but now everybody is happily occupying our living room and the rest of [...]
The phone rings. “Hi Jill, Sara’s here at Living Rock, wanting to know when the prayer truck opens.” It was 9 am. I laugh. “Tell her she’s early! We’re opening at 8 pm tonight.” Sara had been joining us for our weekly Wednesday prayer meetings at the Rock. She didn’t like to pray out loud, [...]
There Was a Young (ish) Couple Who Lived in a Schu… ~ Go-Hospitality
Posted: July 22, 2011 in Hamilton, Hospitality, Prayer, WorshipFinally I am coming up for air, with a little bit of emotional and creative energy to write again. It’s been a very eventful month, travelling to Sherbrooke Quebec for the National House of Prayer Summit, and returning just in time to stuff everything into a UHaul truck and move to Hamilton. We don’t even [...]
A Day in the Life of an Urban Monastic
Posted: May 5, 2011 in Collaboration, Hamilton, Prayer, Worship5 am – Wake at the crack of dawn. Grumble at my inexorable body clock. Stumble downstairs for coffee and my morning paper. Gather prayer fuel for the day over the Hamilton Spec ~ this morning it’s the shortage of supportive housing for women facing domestic violence. Love the Spectator and am pleasantly surprised at [...]
As I sat at the kitchen table, I gazed through the french doors into the backyard beyond. Hannah and her friends Leigh and Christopher were trying to fit on the seat of the swing together – they looked like a passel of wiggling puppies, competing for space. At four years old, Hannah exuded the sly [...]
