Wally Eamer, Author at Faith Tides

A human voice — a deacon’s voice

Wally Eamer — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:13:37 +0000

For this short reflection, let’s use the word voice to define “a person’s expression of personal experience or opinion.” Humans are born with the ability to speak, and infants from birth can express contentment and distress. There is a spectrum of ability for voice. None of us does it perfectly always. Voice is conceived […]

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Trust among strangers

Wally Eamer — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:48:25 +0000

On the ninth anniversary of my heart attack, the cardiologist who operated on me early that May 2014 morning, and has supervised my heart since, called for his yearly check up. By chance, the next morning, my wife and I were starting an early stage of a long, summer bicycle ride of 1,500+ kilometres […]

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Anytime is a good time to be inspired

Wally Eamer — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:33:16 +0000

Any day, any age is a good time to be inspired. A young doctor, after completing two of five years of surgeon residency training, felt a call to serve among people living in the slums of Manila in the Philippines. The medical school had warned him that, if he stayed, he might never graduate. Still, […]

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Thank God for all of this

Wally Eamer — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 20:28:37 +0000

When Roland Hui, the interim editor, contacted me in November about writing regularly for Faith Tides, I had one comment and three questions. The comment was easy — I admire the quality of the publication and I congratulated him and Naomi Racz (the editor currently on leave). The questions were harder: Why me? About what? […]

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A pilgrimage close to home

Wally Eamer — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 04:52:57 +0000

What happens when a vision of pilgrimage meets reality? Aches, laughter, sunburn, friendships and more — and above all, learning that brings connection and peace. The usual pilgrimage is to a holy place, like Jerusalem or Santiago de Compostela. The vision was simple. Let people undertake a pilgrimage through a holy place: creation. Such a […]

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God is persistent, and so should I be

Wally Eamer — Sat, 01 May 2021 14:15:46 +0000

Our new editor of the Post asked me an interesting opening question: “What made you decide on the role of deacon as a career?” It took me several perplexing years to discern that I didn’t really have a “career optimization” choice. I could understand what most deeply fulfilled me, and in part why, and then […]

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