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Author Archives: tamaralshantz

Receiving Resurrection

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It felt like Easter was postponed this year. Sure, our PiE community gathered for a Sunrise Celebration virtually, we declared that Christ is risen, and we sang the traditional hymns […]

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Into the Wilderness: Not so Lonely Anymore

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As we adjust to this season of social distancing (or what my friend Emily Scott has suggested might be better named “loving distancing”), I find myself thinking more about the […]

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Into the Wilderness: Holding onto Love

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Next the Devil took Jesus to the Holy City, set him on the parapet of the Temple and said, “If you are the Only Begotten, throw yourself down. Scripture has […]

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Into the Wilderness: Lenten Reflections

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The Christian season of Lent begins this week, and with it, the practice of tending more intentionally to our spiritual lives. The PiE community has been interested in exploring the […]

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Jesus Camp: Taking it Personally

September 25, 2018by tamaralshantz 4 Comments

About a decade ago, I was just settling into life in Goshen, Indiana where I was serving as one of the campus pastors at Goshen College. One of my responsibilities […]

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Earth Community: We aren’t alone

September 4, 2018by tamaralshantz 2 Comments

Last week I spent a couple of days at a beautiful farm in Grey County. There is a little cabin nestled in the woods at the edge of a pond […]

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Raw Vulnerability and Advent

December 16, 2017by tamaralshantz 2 Comments

“O that you would tear open the heavens and come down….” – Isaiah 64:1 Last week, Jessica and I helped lead a mid-week Advent service at Erb St Mennonite Church […]

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Encountering Desire

September 20, 2017by tamaralshantz Leave a comment

Our fundamental vocation is to be the person God created. This is both who you are, right now, and who you are becoming. We discover this through desire.     […]

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Altar Calls and a Culture of Consent

July 5, 2017by tamaralshantz 1 Comment

I was in grade eleven when I experienced my first, and last, Billy Graham revival. I recall hopping into a bus with my friend’s youth group and heading for the […]

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Teachings from the Walk

May 26, 2017by tamaralshantz 1 Comment

It’s been just over a week now since the Pilgrimage for Indigenous Rights arrived in Ottawa. Including the first day of the walk, more than 200 different people joined in for […]

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Pastors in Exile (PiE) is an Anabaptist-rooted movement that is passionate about connecting young people in Waterloo Region with vibrant faith experiences outside and inside of church walls.

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