by Merv Budd | Mar 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
The spread of COVID-19 has everyone from governments and business to families and churches trying to tell what the future holds and how they should respond. We’ve been confronted with a disease we’ve never seen before. Yet, this time we’re seeing unprecedented steps,...
by Cam Roxburgh | Jan 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year to you from Vancouver. Linked In reminded me this last weekend that it has been 20 years since God birthed Forge in Canada. Linked In actually congratulated me on it being 21 years, but at this stage who is counting. I think it is likely we are...
by Karen Wilk | Dec 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s always winter but never Christmas It seems this curse just can’t be lifted Yet in the midst of all this ice and snow Our hearts stay warm cause they are filled with hope “In Like A Lion (Always Winter)” This song by Reliant K. reflects on...
by Merv Budd | Dec 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Advent was not a season that I recognized growing up. I was part of a conservative evangelical tradition that, for one reason or another, eschewed the liturgical calendar. As I’ve aged and (hopefully) matured I’ve come to appreciate more of the rhythm and cadence of...
by Cam Roxburgh | Dec 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Perfection in rags.” That was how my friend Justyn Rees described the incarnation of Christ this last week. Brilliant. Inspiring. Worthy of our worship. Glorious. Jesus – fully divine, fully human and the greatest example of what life to the fullest looks...
by Shawn Branch | Nov 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Advent is a season of preparation and waiting – an invitation for us to reconsider with fresh eyes the birth of Christ. During our lives, we may experience times of waiting. Waiting for a visitor, for important letters or emails, news from the doctor or for the...
