A Journey Through Faith
The Gathering Time Last evening I met with some of my colleagues in ministry and we spent some time in conversation and as usual we solved all the problems of the church and world in our time together. 🙂 Part of the conversation was around the need for us to do this more often. In […]
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This morning as I sit at my desk my mind is filled with details and feelings around two separate transactions. Out of Every Death Comes New Life The first is dealing with the closing of the Great Village Pastoral Charge. As the supervisor for this congregation it is my responsibility to walk with them through
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One of my favourite passages from Sacred story is found in the book of revelation chapter 22. As I reflected on these verses this is what I wrote: There is a river crystal clear Beside it grows a tree It speaks of justice and of peace A sign for all to see For the healing
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The Ice Bucket Challenge It is amazing what can be accomplished and the fruits that can be harvested from the planting of a single seed. Most, if not all of you, have heard of ( and some of you have participated in) the Ice Bucket challenge. It began with one name, Pete Frates, and one
As I sat at my desk this morning and opened my devotions for the day it opened to a page entitled “ At the Beginning of the Day”. Rather appropriate, I thought, since here I was beginning. I read through the reflections and was reminded of all the wonders that are just around the corner
Yesterday I sat with some colleagues and during our discussion came to the conclusion that we are fundamentally different in our understanding of what it means to be a Christian. It was a good conversation but also a difficult one. Our differences have consequences for how we work together and, for some, calls into question
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Last Thursday I had the opportunity to participate in a retreat that invited us to focus on and tap into the energy of Mary Magdalene. There were many things that I received from that experience but the thing that seems to be staying with me is a line from a Poem that says “ Trust
This morning with another layer of freshly fallen snow it might be difficult to think that this is spring. And yet, there are signs of it all around us. We can feel the difference in the sun. It’s power and warmth has begun to change. Evenings are brighter as the sun sets later in the
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Sunday morning our youth shared with us a time of reflection on peace and justice. The Litany “ If Only…” started Like this “ Perhaps there would be justice if only…. If only all faiths could co-exist rather than fearing and competing with each other”. Then on Sunday night in Youth Group we watched a
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Over the past little while I have been delving into some aspects of Native Spirituality. It has been such a gift to me! The Native Drumming circle is one that I wrote briefly about when we had Laurie visit our Youth group and introduce us to this amazing practice. Since then I have had the
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