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...
"[God] never mocks your weaknesses or throws your sin in your face. He never gets tired of you or gives up on his relationship with you. He doesn’t ask you to earn what you can never deserve, and he...
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...
I arise today In the strength of the mighty Creator In the strength of the rising Savior In the strength of the life-giving Spirit In the strength of the mighty Three Whose love is One. - Celtic...
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...
It is the first week of August, and the high summer heat of treaty 6 territory in northern Alberta is beaming through my window. I am thinking about the fall. I work with university students, and I am...
The systemic racism and white supremacy trainings I’ve attended are backed with mounds of data. On leaving the last training, I felt emotionally drained and exhausted because the current laws and...
Your faith will not fail while God sustains it; you are not strong enough to fall away while God is resolved to hold you.” ― J.I. Packer 70th Anniversary of Korean War 2020 marks the 70th anniversary...
In this time of highly visible racial tension political leaders and media personalities have said noble and earnest things recently such as ‘we have to do better’. And our church denomination has...
"Arise, for it is your task, and we are with you; be strong and do it." - Ezra 10:4 Facebook Canada Invests in Combatting Hate Online Faced with a rising tide of online hate and advertiser boycotts...
Jesus in your name we pray, come and fill our hearts today. Lord give us strength to live for you and glorify your name. - Paul Baloche U.S. Reinstates Federal Execution A federal prison in Indiana...
The last few weeks have been both difficult and inspiring, challenging and moving. An apocryphal saying attributed to African theologian and bishop Augustine of Hippo says that ‘hope has two beautiful...
