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    Honouring the Presence of GSAs

    Film Production This past winter, Trinity Lutheran Church was host to local filmmaker Mark Koeppen (KTNexus), and video creator Katie Cutting (Big Sky Life, Lazy Kitten Productions),… Read more “Honouring the Presence of GSAs”

    April 12, 2019 by erinbecky123

    GSAs, Curiosity, & Cynicism

    A rival political candidate in our upcoming provincial election announced that if he is elected, he will reverse the current government’s policy of supporting Gay/Straight, Queer/Straight Alliances… Read more “GSAs, Curiosity, & Cynicism”

    March 29, 2019 by erinbecky123

    When I No Longer Want to be Curious

    How do I stay curious about  the people in front of me who act out in ways that are violent and destructive? I don’t want to. I… Read more “When I No Longer Want to be Curious”

    March 15, 2019 by erinbecky123

    The Day I Was Taught That Canada Was Ordained for White People

    Chapel I was a bookish thirteen-year old, new to the local Christian school. It was a small institution located at the church our family attended. Up until… Read more “The Day I Was Taught That Canada Was Ordained for White People”

    July 3, 2018 by erinbecky123

    Thoughts from Joel McKerrow

    I first met Joel at a justice weekend in British Colombia. His poetry and activism were beautiful and broken. Check out his musings via The Helplessness of… Read more “Thoughts from Joel McKerrow”

    March 7, 2018 by Erin Thomas

    Step Lightly, God

    From the time before there was time, You breathed. You walked. You moved. You created. And now you breathe, you walk, you move, you create. I can’t… Read more “Step Lightly, God”

    February 25, 2018February 25, 2018 by Erin Thomas

    Dear Nefoos, On Understanding Women’s Marches as Deep Spiritual Practice

    Dear nefoos, Millions of people are participating in marches across the US and Canada this weekend. It’s Women’s March 2018. The aim? “The mission of Women’s March… Read more “Dear Nefoos, On Understanding Women’s Marches as Deep Spiritual Practice”

    January 20, 2018January 20, 2018 by Erin Thomas

    Dear Jean: When Suicide Becomes A Legacy

    Dear Jean, Julian of Norwich, in her Showings, wrote “But Jesus, who in this vision informed me of all that is needed by me, answered with these… Read more “Dear Jean: When Suicide Becomes A Legacy”

    July 29, 2017 by Erin Thomas

    Dear Nephews: On This Day of Trump’s Inauguration

    Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America just now. I’ll admit it: I feel sick to my stomach. I still… Read more “Dear Nephews: On This Day of Trump’s Inauguration”

    January 20, 2017January 21, 2017 by Erin Thomas

    Dear Jean, Week 1:Heavy Wounds, Heavy Hearts

    “To be lonely is to feel unwanted and unloved, and therefore unlovable. Loneliness is a taste of death. No wonder some people who are desperately lonely lose themselves… Read more “Dear Jean, Week 1:Heavy Wounds, Heavy Hearts”

    July 15, 2016July 15, 2016 by Erin Thomas

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