Wonderings

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 […]

Yesterday I had the privilege of attending some of the Grad Project presentations at the Atlantic School of Theology. Laurie and I left here in the wee hours of the morning and made our way to Halifax. We sat in on three presentations. The first was about Gossip in the church – malicious Gossip and

The sun has gone down and the quiet of the night approaches. As I sit at my desk there is the beautiful sound of music weaving its way up the stairs and through the hall and into my office. Music that is filled with the power to heal and empower, comfort and inspire, challenge and

Every week in my journey is different and filled with so many opportunities for grace, given and received. This morning I sit here and am reflecting on the last five days and the people who have allowed me the privilege of entering their journey for this moment in time. In these journeys I have listened,

This morning when I signed into Facebook I read the following status by a young woman who I have known since her birth. It read “I’m not sure how to tell everyone but I am tired of hiding it.  I am gay”  My response to her was “I didn’t realize it was a secret! Proud

I sit here and look out my window at the greyness and wait, in anticipation, for the promised dumping of snow. Yes, I did say anticipation! Perhaps because it is now February and I know that whatever falls will not last for long, that the winter is half over and in the air there is

Yesterday I read an article that someone posted a link to on Facebook. It was written by an ordained Minister who has served the church for 36 years. In it he talks about all the things that are wrong with the institutional church. As I read I realized that I was experiencing a number of

There has been a lot of talk in society lately about the future of the church.  Many have predicted doom and gloom.  The church, meaning all denominations of the Christian church, are in decline and some suggest that we are facing collapse.  In our own denomination there are groups of people tasked with visioning the

It is now late on Wednesday evening and my day is just coming to an end.  I am sitting in my room at Tatamagouche Centre surrounded by the quiet and the wonder of this place. This is the beginning of a three day marathon of interviews. It is indeed a privilege to be here and