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Causes of Deconstruction?

Rohadi — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:45:32 +0000

Is deconstruction a scary word? Or is it a necessary and normal part of faith. Here’s a blog post on the topic. Deconstruction is so hot right now that white thought leaders are finding ways to monetize it, and fundamentalists are finding ways to malign it. You know it’s a big deal with big […]

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An Advent Reflection

Rohadi — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:10:25 +0000

2000 years of patriarchy have undoubtedly diminished the powerful words of the two women in our readings. Today we will centre one, a voice that comes to us in the form of a song. “Magnificat anima mea Dominum.” It sure sounds better in Latin. Mary’s Song, or the Magnificat as it is traditionally known, is […]

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A RESPONSE TO ANTI-BLACKNESS

Rohadi — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 17:28:18 +0000

The murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and too many others, has re-ignited mass calls to right the systemic injustice of anti-Black racism. We join the cry that all Black lives matter. Anti-Blackness is real. Systemic racism in Canada is real. And it is the calling of the church to not merely acknowledge […]

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Epiphany: Christmas for Christians

Rohadi — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:06:01 +0000

January 6th is Epiphany. Most people don’t have any connection to the day because it’s not your typical Hallmark event. If you don’t follow any liturgical traditions then you’ve probably overlooked Epiphany. Until the forth century there was no Christmas on the 25th. The church celebrated two major feasts: the first was obviously Easter. The […]

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Ask for New

Rohadi — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 00:58:43 +0000

Most nativity scenes come with the usual suspects: baby Jesus, manger, donkey, Joseph, Mary, 3 wise men, a shepherd or too, etc. Most all nativity scenes are probably inaccurate. Among others, we know that the wise men weren’t present, they encounter Jesus when he was a toddler. The church celebrates this eventual encounter with the […]

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Advent: Waiting on Hope and Cutting Through the Dark

Rohadi — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 19:37:50 +0000

You’re almost there. The Christmas story reaches its climax at the nativity scene, which by design kicks of the climax of an even larger narrative told for the entirety of creation. …While there is an expectation for the culmination of biblical prophesies and promises, at the same time there’s a raw humanity to that first […]

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life on life – new discipleship for a new age

Rohadi — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 18:43:43 +0000

At CMC we have 4 values identify our church: Gather, Transform, Formation, and Beauty. God can’t use you. Rather, we are invited to participate in God’s unfolding hope and dream for creation. We are in fact adopted as sons and daughters into the redemptive and restorative work of establishing the Kingdom of God right NOW. […]

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Transform Place into Parish

Rohadi — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 16:07:57 +0000

At CMC we have 4 values identify our church: Gather, Transform, Formation, and Beauty. When my grandma went to church it was a different time. Churches assumed cultural privilege and most people were Christian, at least in name. Churches were scattered based on geography, and each of those areas of responsibility were called a parish. […]

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Subversion and irony of Palm Sunday

Rohadi — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 16:09:00 +0000

Palm Sunday, the beginning of that fateful Passion week. Jesus is fulfilling a prophecy found in Zechariah 9:9. There’s a certain sense of irony, however, with how he’s approaching the entire event. The entire story is a preview of the very nature of Jesus–a saviour glimpsing a new direction by subverting the existing system. Take for example […]

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Building Joy and Excitement

Rohadi — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:41:09 +0000

Your life, right now, what brings you excitement? It’s easy to slip into a routine where excitement escapes us and we settle, or we fail to celebrate things that are exciting moments and let them pass by. When we read about Jesus we notice that he was exciting to connect with. Everywhere he went excitement […]

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