“My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am...
Every week, a group gathers at the Lantern CRC Church to offer a light lunch, coffee, peppermint tea, and meaningful conversation. Every other week, through Cree Nation and Iksook, this hospitality...
Recently, l headed to the mall to meet a friend and her delightful, always adorably pigtailed 3-year-old. The mall is enormous—the largest in Canada—so for ease of finding each other, we met at the...
“With that we face the shocking reality. Jesus stands at the door and knocks. He asks for help in the form of a beggar, a down-and-out, a man in ragged clothes, someone who is sick, even a criminal in...
“Someone is a Canadian if a slap on the back of the head causes them to turn around and apologize”—so goes the saying about Canadians and their polite and apologetic character. I tend to like this...
The words of the wise prod us to live well. They're like nails hammered home, holding life together. They are given by God, the one Shepherd. - Ecclesiastes 12:11 MSG Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah...
Recently, I shared about my experience of lack and abundance in two countries. This week, let’s look at a tale of two cities. My husband and I share our time between Canada and Zambia, where he...
At a recent screening of Johnny Lee’s documentary, “Canadiation: Impacts of the Doctrine of Discovery,” a good Christian man came to Johnny and myself before the documentary was over to share his...
Immigration has, once again (and as it often does), become an inescapable topic of public discussion across North America. In Canada, surveys show that “Canadians are now significantly more likely...
Jesus, the shepherd of my soul when in the valley deep Death like a shadow hides my way, still You are leading me - Jesus the Shepherd of My Soul National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Sept 30...
I’m going to turn forty in early September, just after Labour Day. Because I’m a person with multiple disabilities, getting to forty is important for me! I sometimes find that people with temporarily...
Lead on, Good Shepherd, I’ll follow all my days There ain’t nothing sweeter Than to watch You make a way - Lead On Good Shepherd, Patrick Mayberry Assassination Attempt Consequences reverberate after...