Spiritually Speaking

This week, Pride week, the Anglican Churches in the Diocese of British Columbia have been taking an active part in celebrating the rich diversity of sexual and gender identity which is so much a part of the Pride ethos.

Many of the events and experiences we have in life can leave us feeling broken. We see brokenness on a personal and social level every day, and may ourselves feel fragmented and shattered. It seems unavoidable.

Over the past several weeks, I’ve engaged in a number of conversations about the health of institutions. In an anti-institutional age, I’m a contrarian. I think institutions matter.

An exciting event is happening in Victoria during the Canada Day weekend that visitors will enjoy immensely – the colourful Cultural Festival of India. Please see the attached poster.

In the early part of June, I spent a long week in Ontario dealing with deaths. The first, John Duncan, a mentor of mine in ministry, died in October, 2014.

One of the things I like about being Christian is the reminder that we are called to love. (Not saying that’s exclusive to Christianity, just that I like it about Christianity.

It is said that if we cannot learn from the mistakes we’ve made, we are doomed to repeat them. I wonder what history has to teach us on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the United Church’s apology to Indigenous people.

This morning a video appeared on Facebook in which Seddique Mateen addresses the people of Afghanistan.

Who doesn’t love a good mystery? Starting tonight Jews celebrate Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks, marking seven weeks since Passover that Leviticus instructs us to count. Here’s why I think of Shavuot as a whodunit.

My home is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Lekwungen and SENĆOŦEN speaking people. I am a settler of Scottish and English descent.