“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...
"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...
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...
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...
"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...
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...
My name is Jisoo Vis, and I am a Korean Canadian wife, mom and lawyer living in Vancouver, British Columbia. I am a third culture kid, having been raised in Mainland China (as a missionary’s kid) and...
"God of the poor, Friend of the weak Give us compassion we pray Melt our cold hearts, Let tears fall like rain Come, change our love, From a spark to a flame." - A prayer in the words of Graham...
In 2018, I was gifted to be one of one hundred and fifty First Nations people chosen to fly to Scotland to be featured in an internationally acclaimed television series. Upon arriving in Glasgow, we...
I once walked out of my church right in the middle of the service. I was with my daughter and I can tell she was embarrassed but followed me out anyways. If you know me, I don’t like to interrupt or...
"The ancient prophecy of Creator Will Help Us (Isaiah) had finally found its full meaning. ... the ones who sit in darkness, where death casts a great shadow, have seen the light of a new sunrise."...
World Refugee Day is coming up on June 20. The first World Refugee Day was held on June 20, 2001 to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees...
