The deadly sin of greed seems to be collapsing in on itself right now. Under Donald Trump’s me-first, zero-sum, hyper-transactional...

As Edward’s caregiver I often think about death; especially when his mom is away for a couple of days (like she is right now) and it’s...

In a world that seems to be spinning out of control—where ‘up’ is ‘down’ and lies are normative, where corruption grows and neighbours...

Here's an excerpt from chapter 10 of the book I'm writing about the parable of my son Edward. While I'm always wary about sharing a first...

My book on Edward continues to come together in real time. This week, I finished up a chapter on conflict. Because Edward is non-verbal,...

“According to the Bible, Jesus has a great aptitude with physics, chemistry, and biology...” Here's a review I wrote for Christianity...

Over the past year I’ve been experimenting with church, trying to discern what a church-without-walls could look like. I tried hosting...

The Upside Down Church , Dennis Oppenheim, Calgary, Alberta When I was a boy, I struggled to fit into the faith of my Dutch immigrant...

Last night I attended an annual awards ceremony hosted by Edward’s day program, Chrysalis. For most of the night Edward was subdued,...

Here's an article I wrote for the Calgary Herald on how a Foldscope paper microscope helps us bring the spirit of advent into sharper...

Edward looked a bit shocked when he came up our walkway yesterday afternoon—an unsettled mix of exhaustion and pain. Stepping into the...

At the pool yesterday I talked with a father who was swimming with his disabled son. While I’d said ‘Hi’ many times over the years, this...

My editor at the Calgary Herald asked if I could trim my blog post on this story from 1300 words to 800 words so that this version could...

Several years ago, I experienced my first panic attack; the first of a series that would upend my life for months. I didn’t understand...

As I was sorting notes for my book on Edward’s life (‘Seeing God through Down Syndrome’), I came across a photo that was taken when he...

Over the past few weeks I’ve been slowly reading George MacDonald’s 19th century book, Phantastes— with the hope that it would kindle my...

“In order to be prepared to hope in what does not deceive, we must first lose hope in everything that deceives.” Georges Bernanos If...

Earlier this week, I was out walking with Edward, and we were listening (together) to Disney’s soundtrack, The Hunchback of Notre Dame ....

Will we have enough? I’ve been asking this question a lot lately—mostly in relation to finances. When God called me into the ministry 30...

I wrote this OpEd for the Calgary Herald about the spiritual lessons of our city water crisis: I’ve always had unlimited access to fresh...