Recently, I wandered into the Vancouver Art Gallery to see the work of Tamio Wakayama, a Japanese-Canadian photojournalist. He was born in 1941 in New Westminster, B.C., and died in 2018 in Vancouver. Shortly after his birth, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and Wakayama’s family was forcibly moved into an internment camp. According to the…
“You are too woke.” That comment, after church, prompted me to probe deeper into the use of “woke” and the way that certain words are being redefined and weaponized in current wars of communication. It takes an unusual kind of translation skill to discern a wise response. Dictionaries define “woke” as being aware and alert…
Election talk will permeate the air this Fall. British Columbia will vote on October 19, New Brunswick on October 21 and Saskatchewan on October 28. The US votes on November 4. It feels like the next federal election has already begun; there is growing speculation about an early election in Ontario. Each election is cast…
In church we talk about global and local missions. In justice circles a common slogan is “think global; act local.” In Canada these days the global is local in new ways that may prompt Christians to rethink our roles as Christians, as Canadians and as global citizens. Climate change and the pandemic bring the global…
How did it come to this? Eighteen months after citizens were banging pots and waving banners in support of health care workers, parliament had to pass a new law to stop abusive attacks as doctors enter hospitals. Over Christmas, public pressure was needed to take down a social media offer of a monetary reward for…
“Peace on Earth” rings out from Christmas carols and greeting cards at this time of year. It echoes the good news of the angels long ago; it expresses the hope for shalom as a result of God coming down into our world. We cherish the serenity of a crèche and singing Silent Night by candle…
During the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the recurring theme in my industry was fatigue. Many of us were working longer hours to help our organizations weather the storm, and the pace went from fast to frantic overnight. You could see it in people’s faces and detect it lurking behind emails sent at…
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