As we begin 2023, I’d invite us all to consider the recent census that suggests we are the most secular diocese in North America. According …
The new is not the novel. The novel appears routinely — novel gadgets, novel operating systems, and even novel cultural trends. But the genuinely new …
Having recently finished reading the seven volumes of Harry Potter (British Bloomsbury edition) for the first time at age 70, I was struck by its …
I recall reading somewhere that something we take totally for granted about the human mind is in fact one of its most remarkable accomplishments. It …
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 …
In front of the BC legislature on many Saturdays over the past year, you would see people holding up signs about freedom, many of them …
I think about my trans friends and of their courage to simply be themselves. It’s not right that they are forced to put their lives …
“He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.” ~ The Nicene Creed The …
Many of us are horrified at the extent of polarization in our world, like that found in our neighbours to the south, or in the …
Dear Editor, The October issue’s article in Faith Tides bemoaning all the electronic waste nudged me to inform you of the opportunity and obligation we …
In 2021, Russell Daye and Robert Fennell published Turning Ourselves Inside Out: Thriving Christian Communities. Having researched thriving mainline Christian communities in Canada, the thesis …
The following sermon was delivered at the diocesan We Together conference, which took place in Nanaimo on Sept. 30–Oct. 1. You can watch this sermon …
The excavation site is huge. Someday, a towering structure will emerge to — we fervently hope — grace the city. At the moment, this area …
When I was in my teens living in Baltimore, I was very involved in the Episcopal Church. At that time, I felt called to be …
At the end of September, our diocesan conference, We Together, was held in Nanaimo. In the opening address on the Friday night, I spoke about …
The official publication of the Anglican diocese of Islands and Inlets, Faith Tides is a space where people of faith and doubt can share their stories, challenge their perceptions, and grow together.
We acknowledge that for thousands of years the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Kwakwaka’wakw peoples have walked gently on the unceded territories where we now live, work, worship, and play. We seek a new relationship with the First Peoples here, one based in honour and respect.
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