Category: Faith and Church
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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 Ta’an Kwäch’än Council and the Kwanlin Dün First Nation. Check out all the details here: https://www.worshipartsfest.ca/…
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I’d suggest that there are, ultimately, four expressions of Christian faith: As you can see, when I’m speaking of expressions, I’m 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 world’s denominations or divisions. Though the…
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This article originally appeared in for the New Leaf Network in June 2019 and can still be found here. At some point in my undergraduate years I stumbled onto the idea of Permaculture, which is “a system of agricultural and social design principles centered around… utilizing the patterns and features observed in natural ecosystems.” I…
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These are some of my favourite hymns and spiritual songs from the Christian tradition – at least they’re my favourites for today – as this can change a lot. They’re in no particular order – with a bit of commentary, story and links to some of my recommended versions. If you want to see a…
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In the work that I do in my day job as Regional Minister for Church Planting here with The United Church on the west coast of Canada, I’m often asked the question: Why should we bother starting new communities of faith? After all, much of the church in my context appears to be dying these…
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This article originally appeared for CitiGate Vancouver in 2021 and can still be accessed here. A few years ago now, to celebrate my 40th birthday, I walked the iconic West Coast Trail. I came off of the trail on a Saturday evening, stayed on the Pacheedaht Nation’s campground and, on Sunday morning, walked into the…