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A DULTS PREPARING FOR baptism in the early Church were taught to practice three primary disciplines: prayer, fasting and the giving of alms in care of the poor. The time [...]

IN THE PAST few weeks, many have expressed concern about the Uyghurs of China, appropriately describing the Chinese government's actions as genocide. Although I feel too little attention has been [...]

THIS IS WRITTEN as we are learning of the discovery of 93 potential burial sites associated with the St. Joseph's Mission Residential School that operated at Williams Lake First Nation, [...]

WHEN NON-INDIGENOUS people hear that there is a widespread ambivalence and reluctance among Indigenous Anglicans to change the marriage canon to allow same-sex marriage, they assume that this is a [...]

Multitudes [upon] multitudes in the valley of decision, for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. (Joel 3:14) WHATEVER THE original context of Joel's prophecy, [...]

'HOW ARE YOU doing in these strange times?' I hear it often. The word 'strange' suggests we are in a time that is out of ordinary and hard to interpret. [...]

FOR MANY YEARS, I have been troubled by the inability of non-Indigenous people and institutions to receive and grasp the full reality of the pain and challenges of Indigenous life [...]

WHEN THE EARLY followers of Jesus proclaimed he was ruler of all things ('Jesus is Lord!') they pointed towards an understanding of authority and power which seems far from the [...]

'I am sending you as sheep among wolves.'--Matthew 10:16 THERE ARE MANY things that can be said about the involvement of the colonial churches in the residential schools. Most clearly, [...]

THE PANDEMIC HAS revealed the deep challenges Anglican Indigenous communities face, but it has also revealed a trajectory of hope. A common way of discipleship, respecting local elders and traditions, [...]

If one does justice to the poor and destitute, then it is good; is this not knowing me?--the Word of the Lord. (Jeremiah 22:16) SINCE WE HAVE lost nine of [...]

A WISE AND sensitive co-worker once approached me with a troubled look. She wondered why Indigenous elders who were so wise, tolerant and compassionate talked about Jesus so much, used [...]

'FOR IN HIS POWER are the hidden mysteries of earth.' This translation by Rabbi Hillel Danziger of the first part of Verse 4 of Psalm 95 reveals a rabbinic insight [...]

THE APOSTLE PAUL says that 'enemies of blood and flesh' (Ephesians 6:12) are not our greatest challenge in life. In other words, any struggles with Creation or humanity, as they [...]

FOUR-DIRECTIONAL THINKING is quite widespread among Indigenous elders. There are many ways of identifying this pattern of thought and life across the Land. The term 'four-directional thinking' is not always [...]

THE FIRST REQUEST of the Lords Prayer, directed towards God, also points towards your heart and our communal experience and practice of Christian faith. As we say, 'Hallowed be thy [...]

THERE ARE MANY things that make the Four Corners area of the southwestern United States a wonderful place. Among the most powerful is the constant presence of artifacts from the [...]

I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. --John 4:35 JESUS SAID these words in the context of his encounter with a Samaritan [...]

WHEN IT COMES to the life of the church, the love that the Holy Spirit moves in our hearts can be clearly identified in four primary ways: compassion for those [...]

ONE OF THE many things that our recent pandemic crisis has revealed is the difficulties our institutions have in facing chaos. To be clear, I am not at all critical [...]

'Many who had healed others fell victims themselves. The best of our brethren have been taken from us in this manner: some were priests, some were deacons and some laity [...]

For a number of years, it has been very important for me to research and discuss the communal nature of sin and evil. Often, this is referred to as systemic [...]

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES are not asking for a one-to-one compensation for past injustices, and there is all but no interest in seeing others punished. Given the urgent and pressing needs of [...]

IT IS VERY clear that the future for our church is challenging. But it is very important that we accurately identify what the challenge actually is. In many minds, institutional [...]

AROUND THIS TIME of year, the millions of Canadians who live in the south are reminded that Canada is one of the great northern countries. Though it doesn't appear to [...]

PEOPLE OF THE dominant culture sure don't like hearing anything that hints they might be even a little racist. Folks quickly protest, 'I am not a racist.' Others angrily ask, [...]

ASIMPLE AND heartfelt acceptance of the present reality of the church's relationship with the broader culture would bring massive, transformational changes to our educational efforts. Christendom--the era of a strong [...]

MANY EVENTS AND IDEAS that swirl around us in these days are a great challenge to life. Our time contains a compelling call to revisit, as individuals and as peoples, [...]

THIS COLUMN has often had the theme of decolonization and the process of becoming a post-colonial church, though only rarely naming it that directly. It is a theme that, I [...]

JESUS, IN HIS LIFE, death and resurrection, is the centre point of Creation and history. He is unique in a way that no other event or person is unique. The [...]

IN THE PAST few years, we have chosen many new bishops. Soon, we will choose a new primate. With these major changes, we have entered a time of critical reflection [...]

SINCE THE MISSIONARIES arrived, there has been a disciplined and dedicated attempt to make Indigenous churches look, act and feel like their non-Indigenous counterparts. We can say, once and for [...]