My Journey

The winding path to ministry, ‘Pranglicanism’ and sailing

February 29, 2024

Vernon Foster will be joining the Diocese of Islands and Inlets as the incumbent at St Paul, Nanaimo, from May 1, 2024. Here he tells ...

Infinitely more than we can ask or imagine

February 29, 2024

Lynn Mills was ordained on February 3, 2024 by Bishop Anna at St Mary of the Incarnation, Metchosin. Lynn is the incumbent at St Mary. ...

“Falling in love with God” — monasticism in the 21st century

December 1, 2023

In anticipation of Brother James Koester’s visit to the diocese to host a workshop for the clergy this December, Faith Tides had the pleasure to ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Reimagining who we are called to be

August 31, 2022

Where were you born and where did you grow up? I grew up in Ladysmith and I spent much of my childhood exploring forest floors ...

‘Everything I know about God, I learned from dancing.’

May 31, 2022

“Everything I know about God, I learned from dancing.” This was the title of a major paper I wrote for my Master of Divinity at ...

I have come home

March 1, 2022

Where were you born and where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Victoria, a navy baby. My dad retired from the ...

God had his hand on me

January 1, 2022

I was born in Vancouver, and we emigrated to Southern California in 1960. It was an exciting time to live in California: culture crazes, social ...

We are one

December 1, 2021

I started in full-time ministry at the age of 22. I had the opportunity to work for a faith-based organization in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, that ...

A strong call to service

November 1, 2021

What made you decide to pursue the role of deacon? I cannot really say that I decided. I had a strong call to service in ...

To be of service to the world

October 1, 2021

Where were you born and where did you grow up? I grew up in Coventry, England, was baptized as a baby and grew up in ...

Coffee hour and spiritual growth

September 1, 2021

“Why doesn’t anyone at coffee hour talk about what was said in the sermon?” I remember wondering when I was about 13. Something about Jesus ...

God is persistent, and so should I be

May 1, 2021

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 ...

The work that Jesus prepared us for

April 1, 2021

I grew up in Halifax, N.S., in the 1940s, the sixth of seven children. We lived in the city until I was 15 years old, ...

My Journey

Renewed Hearts, Renewed Spirits, Renewed People