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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…