The God of Seeing
May God make the church a place where people are seen and cared for, and where we don’t turn away even when it’s uncomfortable.
May God make the church a place where people are seen and cared for, and where we don’t turn away even when it’s uncomfortable.
When I began the process of planting a church near downtown Toronto, I expected sophisticated questions about God. I brushed up by reading apologetics books so I would be ready. We interviewed people on the street for a series. “If you were to ask God any question, what would that be?” Surprisingly, nobody questioned God’s existence. Some joked. “When will the Leafs win the Stanley Cup?” Most scratched their heads. They had never thought of God long enough to have any questions for him. I put most of the apologetics books away. Since then I’ve come to realize: the major...