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  • Intercultural Ministries Introduces the Collective

    Across Canada, there is a growing interest in becoming a healthy intercultural church as ethnic & racial diversity becomes a fundamental reality. According to Statistics Canada (2022), projections...
    June 7, 2024
  • My Retirement is Today

    My last day with the CRCNA is May 31st, 2024. The thought of retirement is intriguing. I used to wonder how far away it was, with my plan initially set for 2028. But now, it's just around the corner...
    May 31, 2024
  • Learning the Anti-Apartheid Movement

    South Africa has always held a special place in my heart. I have long appreciated Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, which is a cherished book on my shelf. How could one not be...
    May 24, 2024
  • The Benefits of Lament on the Heart

    The Belhar Confession has been described appropriately as “a cry from the heart.” It is an embodiment of lament in the face of racial injustice. I have found myself lamenting lately. I lament my...
    May 10, 2024
  • West Virginia, Mountain Mama

    I went to a writer’s conference last weekend and it was everything I expected and everything I didn’t expect. I mean what do you think of when you hear: West Virginia? "Take me home, Country Roads to...
    May 3, 2024
  • Kintsugi

    If I had my way of doing racial reconciliation, I would have to follow this verse of the Bible: "My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise." Psalm...
    January 19, 2024
  • Justice Prayers - November 29, 2023

    The only way to survive the waves is to keep the beat of your heart in rhythm with the One who walks on water. - Ann Voskamp Qatar says deal reached to extend truce by two days Israel and Hamas agreed...
    November 29, 2023
  • Justice Prayers - November 22, 2023

    Perspective is everything. It changes what we see. You can't see what you're not looking for, and the vantage point from which you see something can determine your perspective. When it comes to our...
    November 22, 2023
  • Lamenting the Plague of Whiteness

    Editor's Note: The following post reflects on the concept of 'whiteness' - not a skin colour or race, but as an ideology that equates lighter skinned people with spiritual maturity and civilization...
    October 23, 2023
  • The Danger of Spiritual Implicit Bias!

    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In...
    July 31, 2023
  • Toward Jesus’ Hospitality

    In a world where xenophobia is intensifying, God calls us to practice philoxenia, love toward strangers, which in Greek means hospitality. The hospitality that we are talking about is a hospitality...
    July 28, 2023