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Temptation

February is the beginning of Lent. The tradition in my family and many Christian families is to give up something…

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How Will You Be Remembered?

For the last month or so, I have been working on revising the old planned giving brochure, which was called…

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Taking A Risk

When I took this job, I decided that it wouldn’t be fair to talk about my own parish a lot.…

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Stepping Back So That Others Can Step Up

Last year, I wrote about how we need to stop talking about people working for the church as if they…

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

In the aftermath of the Kosovo war, involving the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the former federal Republic of…

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Let’s ignorE Negative Thinking

A number of years ago, while in the days of searching and seeking other Christian denominational traditions, one of the…

A Colourful Lent

One of the most intimidating moments for a painter is staring at a blank canvas. Devoid of colour, line, or…

A New Year’s Suggestion

My career was as a teacher. Like my father before me, I taught English. I had the opportunity to teach…

Week of Christian Unity­—Why Bother?

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, an initiative of the World Council of Churches, takes place each year from…

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Formed From the Dust

The cosmos is not eternal because it is slowly dying. It is running out of usable energy. Matter is not eternal. Indeed, most…