“You know, she doesn’t glue any of it down,” the museum worker says. I’m peering at an intricate piece of LEGO art by Katherine Duclos. Her exhibition, The Light & Colour We Carry, is taking place in the Art Rental & Sales showroom room of the Vancouver Art Gallery. The museum worker spins on his…
When Liz Straiton, a member of Redwood Park Church in Thunder Bay, Ontario, was asked to make reusable communion cups to replace the disposable plastic ones in use, she accepted the challenge. She glazed and fired over 500 dishwasher-safe cups over eight weeks. Each individual cup is small and lightweight, similar in size to the…
My children take risks, and that’s all right with me. Risky play, or what we lovingly call danger play in our house, is an incredibly important part of childhood. While it can be difficult for a parent to watch, the thrill of it allows children to feel excited by their accomplishments and challenged by the…
In 2011, while on a trip to Uganda, Chris Bosch had an “aha!” moment. Bosch, then working for World Vision Canada, had a chance meeting with Margaret, an entrepreneur whose efforts to help 6,000 farmers improve and grow their farms was stymied by lack of affordable loans. “She needed $5,000 for her project, but she…
Aging – is it a blessing or a burden? A long life is considered a gift; the longer one lives, the more they experience. And yet, paradoxically, society poses it as a problem to fix. Get older, pop culture says, but don’t let the years show on your face. Grow, but don’t allow the hardships…
“I don’t think we should use that song. In fact, I don’t think we should ever use that song again.” Strong words for a leaders’ meeting to decide on youth worship repertoire, but I meant them. I had just named a favourite song being sung in countless churches. It was full of engaging musical features:…
Almost 40 years ago, by accident or by the hand of God (these can look remarkably similar) we bought a decrepit old house in a very tiny rural town. We bought it only because we needed a place to live in that vicinity, it was available, and it was affordable. Oh, and there was a…
Poet Mary Oliver once wrote, “I don’t know exactly what a prayer is, but I know how to pay attention.” When I look around, it’s apparent to me that we are living in a spiritual wilderness. People do not know how to pray. The collective “groaning too deep for words” is almost audible. There is…
After a decade of caring for their traumatically brain-injured daughter, Harold and Janette Schuringa of Oakville think they know the answer. And an epic adventure on the Camino de Santiago last year with then 33-year-old Jen confirmed their hunch. To flourish, Jen needs challenge, community, and faith. This was not a question that Harold and…
Editor’s note: Fern Boldt wrote this tribute to her husband and read it to him on the occasion of their 58th wedding anniversary. Peter is experiencing poor health and memory loss, and lives in a long term care home where Fern visits every day. For their anniversary dinner in December, Fern brought ribs and read…
After more than 20 years working for a Canadian justice ministry, I am grateful for the opportunity to share some observations on the sacred calling of all Christians to be agents of justice, peace, and reconciliation. Small is okay When I first started at the Christian Reformed Centre for Public Dialogue in 2002, it was…
Some are named, some are hidden. Some are unexpectedly front and centre, others are obscure. These are the women who are connected to the birth of Jesus, many of whom are marginalized both in their culture and in our readings. All of them are seeking to birth hope in a world where the powerful seem…
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