Today is Canada's first official National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This is an important small step for our country as we grapple with a past we'd rather forget and difficult questions about how to move forward well. If you are looking for ways to commemorate the day, the Government of Canada offers up some … Continue reading Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Tripping Points: A Reflection on Mark 9.38-59
We've all been there, from the clumsiest of us (like me!) to professional athletes: Just walking or running along minding our own business, when suddenly something trips us up and we stumble. It's an apt metaphor for life itself, and specifically the life of faith. Months and years can pass by without incident — we … Continue reading Tripping Points: A Reflection on Mark 9.38-59
The Dancing Girl
Despite its excesses, the postmodern movement has offered us a lot of gifts. One of these gifts is its insistence that story-telling always involves questions of power, and so in any history or tale we need to ask ourselves whose story isn't being told. We've seen some of the good fruit this approach can bear … Continue reading The Dancing Girl
Imperfectionism
I'm always interested to see what (if any) words or ideas from the Sunday readings stick with me as I head into the week. This week it's been the idea of perfection, which Sunday's Epistle reading told us was the connection between power and weakness: perfect power is found in weakness. Maybe it's because I … Continue reading Imperfectionism
Integral Basics, Part 5: States of Consciousness
One of my most profound memories is from the day after my youngest nephew, David, was born. It was the first time I had ever held a newborn and I was totally unprepared for the experience. It was in many ways such a normal thing — I had held babies, including his two older brothers, … Continue reading Integral Basics, Part 5: States of Consciousness
