Columns

Anticipate, Control, Trust

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe March 1, 2023

The hardest part of my struggles with anxiety was learning how to live with it. My therapist used to regularly remind me that my surges ...

Melanie Clarke Columns

Changing Times

Melanie Clarke March 1, 2023

My grandfather died when I was twelve. He was my father’s father, and he and my grandmother lived with us because my dad was their ...

Ford Matchim Columns

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

Ford Matchim March 1, 2023

Jesus’ many pronouncements, on the Kingdom of God, recorded in all the Gospels (related as the Kingdom of Heaven in Matthew) are a principal theme ...

Kevin Smith Columns

The Rev’d John Thomas Hiscock: A Legacy Donor From The Past

Kevin Smith March 1, 2023

Recently I came across some information about a legacy donor from seventy odd years ago—one that piqued my curiosity. Fortunately, Dr. Melvin Baker, retired historian ...

The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner Columns

World Day of Prayer

The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner March 1, 2023

Some of my clearest memories of childhood are around attending Church. Whenever a service was offered—Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, Holy Communion—we were there. Of those ...

Allison Billard Columns

What Keeps Us Motivated?

Allison Billard February 1, 2023

Where does motivation come from? Are motivation and inspiration the same thing? How do we get it? Does it just happen to us when we ...

Melanie Clarke Columns

Temptation

Melanie Clarke February 1, 2023

February is the beginning of Lent. The tradition in my family and many Christian families is to give up something for Lent. As a teenager, ...

brochure of planned giving information for Anglican EastNL

Kevin Smith Columns

How Will You Be Remembered?

Kevin Smith February 1, 2023

For the last month or so, I have been working on revising the old planned giving brochure, which was called “Introduction to Planned Giving.” That ...

Emily Rowe Columns

Taking A Risk

Emily Rowe February 1, 2023

When I took this job, I decided that it wouldn’t be fair to talk about my own parish a lot. It’s worth saying though that ...

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe Columns

Stepping Back So That Others Can Step Up

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe February 1, 2023

Last year, I wrote about how we need to stop talking about people working for the church as if they were ‘volunteers’ and start talking ...