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Below you will find a collection of reflections from our Forge team. We hope they encourage you, challenge you, and equip you to engage your neighbourhood and churches. To see older blog entries click on the “Older Entries” link below.

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Advent Devotional 2022
The first week of Advent traditionally focuses on HOPE. We hold onto hope even as we live in a...
Advent in the Neighbourhood
Many of your neighbours may have no idea what Advent is, but most of them likely get into the...
A Different Way to Gather
I am blessed. I get front row seats to watch God at work in an increasing number of churches as we...
Why Evangelism is Often, a “Waste” of Time.
The other day I was walking home from work for lunch, (a practice I began during COVID and have...
Joining In or Bringing In?
In a recent online gathering, we had an inspiring and...
Unexpected Gifts
Dear Friend of Forge, What gift are you asking for this Christmas? My kids have hounded me for a...
Come Lord Jesus
This year Advent has a different feel for me, perhaps it does for you as well. Fears of another...
Struck by Beauty
It’s early on a Sunday morning. While out for a walk to process, pray and clear my head, I came...
What do you see?
I invite you to join me in engaging art as a way of reflection and discernment. It may feel...
Evangelism and the deforming of Christian Spirituality
I was reading an article put out by Christianity Today that was titled “Is Evangelicalism Due for...
Peace?!?!
I just didn’t see this coming. Maybe others did. But not me. I knew our world was in trouble and...
Two Lessons I Need to Learn
It has been said that ‘although it only took 40 days for the Jews to get out of Egypt, it took 40...