Creation care during COVID-19. What a weird time. On the one hand people are recognizing the importance of getting outside and enjoying creation. On the other hand the amount of personal protection...
When people hear about the work I do with survivors, they often want to share with me the latest story they have heard about trafficking. As they share details, it could be about a case or a news...
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalm 119:105 Crisis in Ethiopia At least 27,000 people in Ethiopia have fled into neighbouring Sudan so far, as the UN has said a "full-scale...
I was recently invited as a guest speaker for a webinar with ecumenical partners, to share some information on global forced displacement and migration. This time rather than throwing out a lot of...
Ladner Christian Reformed Church (Delta, B.C.) welcomed former refugees Kukuye and Kiya, along with their daughters, to Canada on October 1st. The family shared some of their story with the church...
Who has held the oceans in His hands? Who has numbered every grain of sand? Kings and nations tremble at His voice All creation rises to rejoice! Behold our God seated on His throne Come, let us adore...
I write this the morning after an election in a country not my own. An election in a country not my own, and yet this moment feels fraught even for me. So much depends on the votes counted, for those...
Hear my cry, O God Listen to my prayer From the ends of the earth I call to You And when my heart Is overwhelmed Lead me to the rock - David Baloche “Public Charge” Rule Change Struck Down in U.S. The...
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10 NIV The police came four times. The next time meant prison. Mr. Lim is the principal of...
In our society of increasingly complex webs of relationships, systems of governments and institutions -- shalom, or the way things are supposed to be -- seems increasingly more challenging to envision...
"I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world." - John 16:33 NLT 545 children still...
During my five-week internship with the Centre for Public Dialogue, I had the opportunity to create lesson plans to be used by independent schools in B.C., Alberta, and Ontario. These lesson plans...
