The Explanation and It’s Damage Rev, Yme Woensdregt A few months ago, Richard Beck wrote in his blog about a thought experiment in which he imagined something he called “The […]

What’s in the Charter for Compassion? Rev. Yme Woensdregt Last week, I wrote about the Charter for Compassion which was unveiled in 2009. So what is to be found in […]

The Charter for Compassion Rev. Yme Woensdregt About 8 years ago, the Charter for Compassion was unveiled to the world. I’ve written about it before, but thought it was worth […]

Four Things that Skew Western Christianity, Part 2 Rev. Yme Woensdregt Last week, I wrote Part 1 of this column about four things which skew our perception of Christian faith. […]

Four Things that Skew Western Christianity, Part 1 Rev. Yme Woensdregt As I consider the landscape of faith in North America, I run into some things that cause us to […]

Beyond Canada150 Rev. Yme Woensdregt I was going to write a column this week about the juxtaposition of National Aboriginal Day (June 21) and the upcoming celebration of 150 years […]

This ‘Meddlesome Priest’ Rev. Yme Woensdregt No, the title doesn’t describe me. Just in case you were wondering … Like many other political junkies, I watched former FBI director James […]

It’s Not About Paris, It’s About Our Planet Rev. Yme Woensdregt It came as no surprise. But I was still dismayed by Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of […]

The broad, inclusive love of God Rev. Yme Woensdregt Frederick William Faber was born in 1814, the son of an English Anglican clergyman. He followed in his father’s footsteps, being […]

A Short History of Hell Rev. Yme Woensdregt Two weeks ago, I looked briefly at the ancients’ understanding of the world as a three–storey universe. We live in the middle, […]