writings and blogging reflections as they come to me. opinions are strictly my own.
Blog / Writings
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Way back in January 2016, in my heady Anglican years, I co-authored this ‘tract’ – a tongue-in-cheek manifesto of sorts, with my friend Matthew Cook – with some edits and support from Meagan C. and Jess Z-C, of course. Within a few weeks, it had jumped to over 13,000 views and numerous comments and emails…
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In around the year 2000, a motion came forward from the Africa Region of the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) to ‘eject all the homosexuals’ from the World’s Student Christian Movements. Wisely, instead of debating that motion, the international movement, knowing that many of the northern / western movements were LGBTQ2SIA+ affirming, asked each global…
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“It’s called direct action – and it comes to us highly recommended.” – Utah Phillips and Ani DiFranco – Direct Action. I‘ve been reflecting a bit on the direct actions for social and ecological justice that I’ve been a part of over the years that have shaped me as a human being. Here are some…
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A number of memes have been circulating claiming to be the words of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism (and one of the founders / forebears of my own church, The United Church of Canada). Though those are ok, they have a paraphrase of what Wesley said, rather than his actual words. Here are the…
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This apology, comes from my participation in the ?aps ciik cha chim hiy ap / Road to Reconciliation / Making it Right group in Port Alberni, BC. The non-indigenous United Church church planter, Sarah Williams of Courageous Community took 11 pages of notes in a day-long meeting of survivors of the Alberni Indian Residential ‘School’ who…
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I wrote this in September 2015 and it first appeared as a chapter in The Soul of the City: Mapping the Spiritual Geography of Eleven Canadian Cities – edited by Len Hjalmarson. As I write this, arguably the most iconic symbol of the City of Victoria, BC is not the famed Empress Hotel (with its…
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This article first appeared in the January 16, 2016 Times-Colonist for their Spiritually Speaking column / blog. 2013 marks the twentieth anniversary of my first visit to Vancouver Island. As a wide-eyed 19 from Ontario, I took in the sights and sounds of this amazing city based out of a lively hippie house in Fernwood. …
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Way back, between 2013 and 2020 I did a few blog entries. I guess I’ve changed a bit, but I think I still stand by the spirit of what I said. You can read my old stuff – here. Also, in 2011 I did this funky experiment where I decided to wear a monk robe…