My last memory of Philippe* is of him rushing towards the communion table too soon. Before the pastor had recited the requisite story and familiar prayers and issued the invitation. The rest of us remained in our pews waiting for the signal that we were welcome – Philippe didn’t wait. The congregation sat in silence…
It’s Wednesday, which means that tonight, a group of ten of my friends will sit around our table for Wednesday Dinner. My wife and I will barbecue burgers and ultra-sweet Chilliwack corn; other friends will provide salad, drinks and dessert. Our house will not be spotless, and we’ll likely still be cooking when they arrive,…
The two women on the GO train looked annoyed when I explained they were sitting in a wheelchair-designated space. They huffed and muttered but took the stairs to the upper level of the train car while I turned to latch Janneke’s chair for the start of our trip. Let’s go to the Ex! In August,…
The Wendell Berry books were taken from their pride of place in our glass-fronted bookcase and piled around my favourite reading chair. Berry’s essays, fiction and poetry have been a source of wisdom and vision for me since I first picked up The Unsettling of America half a lifetime ago. Hearing of his death at…
“I don’t really like politics” is a sentiment I have heard countless times, even in Christian communities. But immigration, like many other things, is political. Canadians involved in welcoming refugees spoke to Christian Courier (CC) about how to get political by supporting refugee resettlement. “Getting to Canada is only the beginning,” says Kailee Brennan, Executive…
“By meeting and engaging with Indigenous peoples, by walking Indigenous lands, and by engaging in education events off site, we are reminded that we are settlers sharing these lands,” said the Rev. Canon Jennifer Schick from All Saints Anglican Church in Whitby, Ont. For years, her parishioners have been learning that reconciliation is not a…
We do have free will, just in case you were wondering. We are responsible for our decisions, at least in part because we can choose otherwise. But our free will doesn’t operate in a vacuum. Some choices are so easy to make that they barely feel like choices at all; others are so difficult to…
I’ve shared before that what brings me joy is when my kids surprise me with their joy. While this has happened naturally with our older two, understanding joy through Rachel and Janneke’s eyes has taken more effort. When the girls were young, we were encouraged to try live music sessions as a way of fostering…
. . . Livea three-dimensioned life;stay away from screens.Stay away from anythingthat obscures the place it is in.– “How to Be a Poet,” Wendell Berry I woke early, and in the blue dawn my mind began to trace the contours of this editorial – my take as an educator, parent and interdisciplinary artist on the…
How would you feel about my neighbour (true story!) who was so frustrated with mice in his cabin that he boasted about lavishly spreading poison all over his yard? How would you feel listening to this, knowing that all the local chipmunks disappeared? Jesus counseled us to love our neighbours as ourselves but never said…
When the Tohoku tsunami hit Japan in March 2011, Canadians Damon and Kafi Ealey were in Tokyo. After the tsunami, Damon led short service projects around the country to rebuild damaged buildings. Damon was a principal at an international school for the children of pastors and missionaries, and Kafi was a research scientist. Alongside their…
I was a young doctoral student in my twenties when I first met someone from Palestine. Until then, I knew nothing about modern-day dynamics in this part of the world, even though I was a biblical scholar. Almost everything I read focused on the Palestine of the ancient past. All that changed when I was…
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