Opinion

The empires of the world and the kingdom of God

Since the escape from slavery in Egypt and being called to be covenant people in the promised land, our story has always been intertwined with ...
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The ordinary self and the divine Self

Learning from Hindu and Buddhist wisdom Three religious traditions dear to me all share a common insight: within each of us there is a twoness, ...
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‘I felt God tapping on my shoulder’

I grew up in a small, rural village (Ilderton) in southwestern Ontario. My parents were hardworking people who instilled in me a strong sense of ...
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First Nations Version of the New Testament ‘deepens racial stereotypes’

In 2021, Terry Wildman, who is of Ojibwe (Ontario, Canada), Yaqui (Sonora, Mexico) and European decent, published a translation of the New Testament that is ...
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‘A deeper intimacy with our creator’

“In the tiny spaces between breaths and the silence between your thoughts, I have placed a door that leads directly to me.” — Rumi   ...
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How should the church communicate?

As the editor of a diocesan newspaper, I have taken a keen interest in the recent discussions around communications and the Anglican Journal at the ...
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Christ with shopping bags

If you were able to go to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria between December 2024 and April 2025, you will have been able to ...
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Cultivating an undogmatic faith

It has been a difficult and beautiful month. For just shy of three weeks, I was at Dad’s bedside as he had entered at-home hospice ...
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White South African “refugees” in the US offer a troubling tale of selective sympathy

When my partner and I moved from South Africa to Canada, we did so in search of a different lived experience. We wanted to live ...
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Letter to the editor (June 2025)

Dear Editor,  I am very grateful for Bishop Ingham’s letter in response to my article on Bishop George Hills’ opposition to segregation, both for Bishop ...
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Sacrificial acts of faith and love

“No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 I wanted to let you know about some ...
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Remembering the radical Pope Francis

The sanitization and the sanctification will start soon. Pope Francis has just passed but innocuous bromides about his contributions will come fast and furious. So ...
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Salvation in an interconnected world

The church, over the centuries, has held and continues to hold many different theories of atonement. Most of these theories centre around how Jesus’ death ...
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Softening the heart and mind

A letter from an American theologian to his Canadian church Dear Canadian friends,  I am guessing that you are as dazed and confused as I ...
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Decolonizing Christian art

In October 2024, and with the financial support of the Diocese’s Educational Trust Board, I attended the Universities Art Association of Canada (UAAC) conference at ...
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