I have been a guest during the Annual Pueblo Feast days which include traditional dances, cultural activities, arts, crafts and Southwest feasts. One can smell the balsam and cedar wood burning as one...
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever. - Psalm 52:8 Fires in Moria Refugee Camp The Moria Refugee Camp on the Greek island of...
In the first post of this tale, I used a metaphor from Pastor Norton Lages to describe systemic racism: “Canadian culture treats other cultures like an abusive husband who sends his wife to...
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. - Hebrews 13:8 Confession from Members of Myanmar’s Military At The Hague this week, the International Criminal Court interviewed two former...
There is a topic central to the work of racial equity which has caused people to either turn toward the work of equity or to turn away from the work of equity. That topic is white privilege. Upon...
Well, it's not often we can say this, but Canadian politics got very interesting over the course of the last weeks. First, a dramatic resignation of Bill Morneau as Finance Minister, then a proroguing...
At a church planting conference, I heard this metaphor which really described my own experience with systemic racism. Pastor Norton Lages argued “Canadian culture treats other cultures like an abusive...
I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name, I will lift my hands. (Ps. 63) Raising our hands is an outward expression of an inward posture. God permits us to respond in many ways as we...
God of uncovered secrets, God of fearless truth: to have faith in your goodness is to trust that after all we would hide is revealed, and all of our whispers are heard, your undying love will remain...
I always knew about the treaty money I am supposed to get every year because of the treaty that I am a part of. My mom would mention every once in a while about collecting it. Historically, you would...
So take all that I dream Take all that I plan You you hold all my days There within Your hands - Christy Nockels Inadequate Water for the Navajo and Hopi Nations The Navajo and Hopi Nations in the U.S...
You can be forgiven if you find yourself not thinking about treaties very often. After all, it is 2020 and for most Canadians, the term “treaty” conjures up ideas and images that seem to be part of a...