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  • Justice Prayers - July 20, 2022

    "Creator Sets Free (Jesus) lifted up his voice and said to them, "I am the light shining on this dark world. The ones who walk with me will not stumble in the darkness but will have the light that...
    July 20, 2022
  • We Need Each Other

    After a mission trip or an enriching act of charity, have you ever heard someone say something like, “I was expecting to serve them, but really they gave me more than I gave to them”, or “in the end...
    July 18, 2022
  • Holistic Prayers for Human Trafficking

    I invite you to use this prayer guide as a resource to reflect on human trafficking and intercede on behalf of victims, survivors, perpetrators, and our communities. Those who are trafficked and...
    July 15, 2022
  • Justice Prayers - July 13, 2022

    May all your expectations be frustrated. May all your plans be thwarted. May all your desires be withered into nothingness. That you may experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child and sing...
    July 13, 2022
  • To Deconstruct or Not

    “Deconstruction” is one of the biggest buzzwords in Christendom right now, especially within my generation. The debate continues to swirl as some outside my generation argue that deconstruction leads...
    July 11, 2022
  • Around Here

    “Well, I see we will have to agree to disagree.” This is how it happens. Someone makes a statement about another group of people. Most definitely it is not about “us”. It is usually quite vague and...
    July 8, 2022
  • Justice Prayers - July 6, 2022

    "Call us anew to be salt for the earth Give us to drink the wine of compassion Give us to eat the bread that is you Nourish us well and teach us to fashion Lives that are holy and hearts that are true...
    July 6, 2022
  • Cities of Broken Glass

    Alcohol and drug use in Indigenous communities has a dark history among our people. Due to intergenerational trauma communities next to American Indian reservations, or Canada off-reserve First Nation...
    July 4, 2022
  • A Newcomers Perspective on Community

    My name is Bryan Mwaka and I work on the Community Engagement Team in Edmonton. My story in Canada starts on January 24th, 2020, the day I arrived at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. It was...
    July 1, 2022
  • Justice Prayers - June 29, 2022

    "So make sure that you, like salt, keep your true flavor by walking with each other in the way of peace." - Mark 9:50 (FNV) Roe v. Wade Overturned, Abortion Rights Turned Over to States In a historic...
    June 29, 2022
  • Ism’s and Phobias – Part 2

    If you missed part one of this set on Ism’s and Phobias, I looked at a brief examination of some of the major ism’s facing our culture and congregations today. Isms are ways that we live when we don't...
    June 27, 2022