Category: christian spirituality
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I was recently asked by the United Church of Canada’s Gathering publication to articulate an answer to the question ‘what is the gospel?’ My response will be published in the Pentecost 2027 issue of Gathering. In their request, they noted: At last summerโs United Church General Council, a proposal was received that called upon the…
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Principles and Stories in a Time of (Rising) Fascism Thursday June 11, 2026 – 7pm @ The Upper Room (AbbeyChurch office / Lending Library) – United Commons – on the lands of the Songhees and Esquimalt (Xสทsepsษm) Nations. Masking encouraged. Folks who know me well will know that – though I’m a bit shy about…
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I’m excited to be one of the presenters at the inaugural Whitehorse Worship Arts Festival and Contemplative Retreat this July alongside some amazing folk. It’ll be my first time in Yukon on the traditional and contemporary territories of the Taโan Kwรคchโรคn Council and the Kwanlin Dรผn First Nation. Check out all the details here: https://www.worshipartsfest.ca/…
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Years ago, at the height of my activist years, on the verge of a second or third burnout, I stumbled across a quote from that amazing, broken, paradox-filled Trappist monk, hipster, vow-breaking, activist, poet and monastic – Father Louis – known more popularly as Thomas Merton. This is the quote: There is a pervasive form…
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Iโd suggest that there are, ultimately, four expressions of Christian faith: As you can see, when I’m speaking of expressions, Iโm not talking here about the number of denominations in Christendom. I would suggest, that all four of these expressions exist in many, if not all, of the worldโs denominations or divisions. Though the…
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I can lay no claim to being a Biblical scholar. ย I am, primarily, a follower of Jesus Christ and a practitioner of Christian spirituality and faith, and not an academic. I have a passionate love affair with The Holy Bible, the sacred text(s), of my tradition. I have a Masters Theology degree from a…