Pastor Jacob Birch and Ride for Refuge 2013

Update September 10th 2013

A big human trafficking bust this weekend in Niagara Falls. Read about it here:

I'm not, but if you want to help end human trafficking by cycling consider joining Ride for Refuge.

Human trafficking is a big issue here in Niagara Region. Just a small sample of the articles is here. 

Pastor Jacob Birch and "Church is for Girls"

Tim Wright has written a provocative article about The High Cost of Bored Boys. Not specifically for or about church - per se - but with so many overtones and implications for local parish ministry i just had to comment.

Quoting Robert Bly's Iron John "the church wants a tamed man—they are called priests (authors note—ouch!); the university wants a domesticated man—they are called tenure-track people…"