I have long found Celtic Christianity and prayer to be a source of sustenance. Its tradition of integrating worship and work, prayer and practice, neighbour love and ordinary labour always meets me...
While the Do Justice Prayers usually address specific issues, and developments around the world, this week we would like to address prayers for those who work in these fields. For those doing the hard...
Our Phone2Action partner launched #HearUsOut to help you send a personalized message to federal elected officials. It is now avaliable to Canadians. By selecting a topic within the action alert, you...
Like many around the globe, my ministry, my family, and I have had to make changes to our way of life in light of COVID-19. This spring, Restorations had been looking forward to completing the...
It all started with a science experiment and a group of chicks. I grabbed one chick and eyeballed it like I was a hungry hawk. When placed back in its box the chick played possum for about a minute...
Prayers To The One Who Makes Peace Take out all our hearts of stone and replace them with hearts of living, beating flesh. Transform us into instruments of your peace. For the O ngoing Conflict in...
I was recently invited to join an online prayer group of ministers and elders and was asked to offer a prayer of comfort during our time together in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of course I...
This world is not perfect. It is not peace-full. It is not unbroken. It is not wholly good. This world witnesses hardship, oppression, death, injustice; and it walks on. Relentless. Unapologetic. It...
I never intended to work as a psychotherapist. When I first went off to ‘pursue’ a career I chose being a school teacher. I even taught Grade 6 for two years. Then as life would have it, I decided to...
This is Holy Week, and today is called Maundy Thursday. The name is derived from mandatum, the Latin word from which we get our word ‘mandate’, or command – and commemorates Jesus' new command in John...
I am a climate career professional - someone who works on climate advocacy and climate justice as a job, Monday through Friday, 9 to 5. It is my dream job. As part of my job, I work on mobilizing...
Across the globe populations are being told to stay home, to isolate from their neighbors, to not travel or even go into work. Drastic measures taken to safeguard our neighbors by creating borders...