In this rural parish, by design we have to be a flexible bunch. Life happens; we adapt. Otherwise we really WOULD get bent out of shape. Continue reading
It’s that time of year when we reflect on the year that has passed, and start thinking about the year to come. Do your 2013 New Year’s resolutions include something relating to your spiritual or church life? Continue reading
As we get closer and closer to Christmas, we still celebrate our time in Advent with a few more Anglican gems… Continue reading
The church has been given a powerful message, but that message is not about gun laws and civil rights. The message that we have been given is that there can be an end to our feelings of isolation and depressing loneliness; there can be an end to that soul-sapping emptiness that shrouds people in darkness and pain; there can be an end to those dark shadows of death and those expressions of evil. Continue reading
Tucked within the commercial’s humor is the message that the ‘better’ gift is the more expensive gift. Think about it – fruitcake and sausage grinders have nothing in common. Continue reading
We continue to examine those delightful gems of the Anglican church as we count down throughout our Advent journey… Continue reading
As of November 1st, frosted upon the glass doors of each Starbucks was this year’s Christmas theme: Rekindle the Joy.
Rekindle the joy of November?
As the visitor walks past and the greeter silently thrusts a bulletin toward them, what is communicated is a message of: ‘take this bulletin and sit down’ rather than ‘I welcome you to this church’. Continue reading
The other day I received an e-mail from a friend studying philosophy at the University of Victoria. He wrote: “Kyle, I want you to help me prove the existence of God.” . My response to his question was:
“That depends on what God you are talking about. . . .
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