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Wrestling with Shifting Faith in a Restless World

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    Category: Poetry

    Ash Wednesday: Embracing Healing for Lent

    Yesterday was Ash Wednesday — the day in the Christian liturgical calendar that marks the beginning of Lent. The day we remember our mortality — we are… Read more “Ash Wednesday: Embracing Healing for Lent”

    March 7, 2019 by erinbecky123

    Creating Shadows

    There’s nothing quite like the fluid warmth of candlelight. One small flame illuminates a dark space with a nonjudgmental gentleness — its light welcomes everyone regardless of… Read more “Creating Shadows”

    February 15, 2019 by erinbecky123

    Patriarchs and Prophets – The Voice of Hildegard von Bingen

      We need prophets today. We look for the clairvoyants who can somehow test the shadows of the future and, returning to the present, assure us of… Read more “Patriarchs and Prophets – The Voice of Hildegard von Bingen”

    July 19, 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

    To My Friend on His Ordination

    This silent prairie morning will explode into an irrational flurry of colourful vestments, litanies, songs, and the tender laying on of hands The day will burn on,… Read more “To My Friend on His Ordination”

    July 14, 2017 by Erin Thomas

    The Space of Generations

    I’m thumbing through my worn copy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “Letters and Papers from Prison”. Good book. Classic book. Powerful book. When the world seems way too bleak… Read more “The Space of Generations”

    June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 by Erin Thomas

    Song of Life

    It’s another day of hitting the ground running. Making connections, contacts, finding space for a huge shipment of food, hearing horror stories, & making backup plan after… Read more “Song of Life”

    May 5, 2016 by Erin Thomas

    Holy Ground at Smitty’s: Honouring One Another’s Stepping Stones

    My First Nations and Metis friends often tell me how bereft of ceremony white culture is. Having been honoured over the past decade to be a part… Read more “Holy Ground at Smitty’s: Honouring One Another’s Stepping Stones”

    April 10, 2016 by Erin Thomas
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