Opinion

A timeless love

January 2, 2023

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 ...

Thank God for all of this

January 2, 2023

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 ...

Christo fascism in Canada

January 2, 2023

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 ...

Jesus loves our transgender siblings

November 30, 2022

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 ...

Making sense of Advent expectation

November 30, 2022

“He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.” ~ The Nicene Creed The ...

Polarization, neutrality and the Tower of Babel

November 30, 2022

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 ...

Letters to the editor (December 2022)

November 30, 2022

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 ...

Empty pews and self-emptying

October 30, 2022

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 ...

Remembering nature as the place of God

October 30, 2022

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 ...

Hard hat country

October 30, 2022

The excavation site is huge. Someday, a towering structure will emerge to — we fervently hope — grace the city. At the moment, this area ...

“I had no more excuses”

October 30, 2022

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 ...

Anglicanism and Anglianism

October 6, 2022

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 ...

Reflections from the World Council of Churches

October 6, 2022

I remember distinctly, in the final year of my undergraduate degree in religion and theology, being compelled and captivated by the prayer of Jesus in ...

Small boys, golden doors and great cathedrals

October 6, 2022

When I was a small boy, I was a member of a Bible study group led by Mr. Turner, someone who was wise enough to ...

I look for God in the ordinary

October 6, 2022

What made you decide to pursue the role of deacon? My sense of call was not an easy feeling. Since I was a teenager, I ...

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