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Trick or Treat?

Trick or treat! It’s perhaps a strange thing to begin with, seeing as you’re probably reading this in December. “Merry…

More Than Just A Girl’s Name

As I write, the homelessness crisis has become particularly visible in the tent city across from the Confederation Building, and…

Jesus and Scrooge

Every year when I prepare to write my Christmas sermon, there are two things that I always do. First is…

Sailing Into Advent

As we enter the Season of Advent, we enter a time of expectation. Four weeks where we live into the…

Christmas Interrupted

Several years ago, I’d just sat down to my Christmas Day dinner when the parish cell phone rang and interrupted…

Finding Hope: A Christmas Message of Love and Gratitude

I am writing this Christmas note on November 1st. Obviously it is several weeks prior to Christmas. Why so early,…

The Gift of Christmas

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy…

The Gathering

As the days get shorter and the weather starts to turn cold and miserable, people tend to stay in rather…

Embracing Discipleship—A Timeless Call

Many years ago, when Church House was still situated at 600 Jarvis Street, the Stewardship and Financial Department of General…

The Four Children

Most of us do not pay much attention to these four children: Abraham’s Ishmael, Isaac’s Esau, Lot’s Moab and Ben-Ammi.…