Being and Doing Rev. Yme Woensdregt I noted the idea for this column about three months ago, just before COVID–19 changed all our lives. What sparked the idea was a […]
Earth Day (April. 21, 2020)
Earth Day Rev. Yme Woensdregt It’s hard to imagine that the first Earth Day was held 50 years ago, on April 22, 1970. It’s the 50th anniversary of a day […]
Faith — A Muted Celebration (April. 14, 2020)
Faith — A Muted Celebration Rev. Yme Woensdregt During April this year, four of the world’s major religions celebrate important festivals. It’s a remarkable coming together of these different faiths […]
A Humble King and a Suffering God (April. 7 2020)
A Humble King and a Suffering God Rev. Yme Woensdregt The church is in Holy Week this week as we mark the last week of Jesus’ life on earth. In […]
Opening Myself to God in Lent (Feb. 28, 2020)
Opening Myself to God in Lent Rev. Yme Woensdregt The church has begun the season of Lent. It began Wednesday, which is known as Ash Wednesday. This 40–day–long season echoes […]
Hope Renewed (April 26, 2020)
Hope Renewed This is one of my favourite stories in the gospels. We move from John’s way of telling the resurrection story to Luke. The women come to the tomb […]
An Astonishing Resurrection Faith (April 19, 2020)
This year, it seems harder to make the transition from Lent to Easter. Death seems closer than life in this time. So many people are suffering physically and psychologically and […]
Don’t Be Afraid (April 12, 2020
Don’t Be Afraid Easter is so very different this year. For a while, at the beginning of this pandemic, I had thought that we would celebrate Easter on our first […]