What is the Gospel? Well, it depends on who you ask. Many Christians today would say that the following is what the gospel is all about: “Jesus died for my […]

The last couple of weeks, I’ve written about two important parts of Canada’s history, particularly as it impacts on our ongoing relationship with Indigenous Peoples. The Doctrine of Discovery (1493) […]

Last week, I expanded what I had written previously about the Doctrine of Discovery. Pronounced in 1493, the Doctrine allowed the colonial powers to “discover”, claim and exploit the lands […]

Two weeks ago, I wrote about Orange Shirt Day. It was a day to commemorate survivors of residential schools. I told Phyllis Webstad’s heartbreaking story about having her orange shirt […]

Two weeks ago, I wrote about experiencing a deeper reality in life. Some people deny the presence of anything other than what we can see or touch or hear or […]

This Sunday, September 30, is Orange Shirt Day. Why orange? It began as part of a commemoration event for residential school survivors in Williams Lake, BC in 2013. It grew […]

More and more people these days identify as atheists. They don’t believe in “God” or “a higher power”. The only thing that’s real, they say, is what you can see […]

Here is one of my favourite ways of talking about Christian faith: faith is not so much about finding the right answers; faith is about learning to ask the right […]

“Stewardship” is one of those words that often sounds as if it comes directly from the Bible. But it’s not. The interesting thing is that this word is being used […]

Did you know that there is a celebration of sexual love in the Bible? Yes, the Bible. You may be thinking “Where? I don’t remember reading that!” You may even […]