Spiritually Speaking

I've been doing a lot of editing lately for a big project. I'd written the first drafts thinking a certain way about how the text should read, what it should convey. I sent it off to the client who liked it, but then asked for edits.

Yes. I admit it. I was one of the people who saw Pokemon Go launch in the United States and then waited expectantly for it to be available in Canada.

…. or perhaps it is all just a generational thing. There certainly appears to have been a significant generational divide in Britain’s vote to leave the EU.

A few years ago we were planning a meeting and we sat down to look at all the options before us. We had met on a number of occasions and thought through every minute of the meeting. We were very sure that all the bases were covered.

The city is gaining a surprising number of cannabis dispensaries recently. But maybe that shouldn’t be a surprise. The wisdom of the drug war is finally coming under intense scrutiny, for good reason.

Are there solutions to issues such as homelessness, addiction, poverty, and overstressed mental health services? “A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization,” wrote Samuel Johnson .

It seems that every day we are assailed with news from every corner of the globe that threatens to overwhelm many aspects of our lives and possibly destroy the world we know.

Are men and women really hardwired from birth to think, act and communicate differently? For generations we have been led to believe this is the case.

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.