Two years ago, I was driving out of a town where one of our congregations was located. My younger son was in the back seat of the car. As we turned onto the highway leading out of the town my son rais...
continue readingIn a few days, I will begin my Master of Divinity degree at Emmanuel College, studying with the intent to serve the church as a minister. After having completed an undergraduate degree in French liter...
continue readingLabour Day is past, kids are back in school, and churches across Canada are gearing up for all the busy activities of the fall season. At the General Council Office, we are in the midst of massiv...
continue readingOn my desk I have an article posted behind my computer by William H. Willimon. In the February 17, 2016 edition of The Christian Century, Willimon wrote an article titled: “Why leaders are a pain...
continue readingAt the end of September 2017 the commissioners of the 42nd General Council will gather electronically for the reconvening of General Council. This purpose of reconvening the General Council will be to...
continue readingReformers helped us see the vastness of God.
continue readingA colleague mentioned that the salmon were spawning in the Humber River yesterday, so I chose that route for my run this morning. I stopped near a small waterfall and watched these sleek, gleaming, de...
continue readingDid you know that October is Clergy Appreciation Month? It was introduced in the United States in the 1990s but throughout church history people have taken time to thank their leaders. “The e...
continue readingFor the first thousand years of Christianity, and particularly since the Council of Ephesus in 431, Mary has held a special place in Christian faith. But for just as long, there has been debate about how “special” that place ought to be.
continue readingThe Millstream Pastoral Charge in New Brunswick may be small in size — less than 40 active families in a four-point charge — but its generosity towards others is major league. Its members already supp...
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