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Taking the Church to The “Young People”

A fellow member of the clergy asked me the other day about my views, as a parent of teenage and…

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Reflections From The Sky

Recently, while returning home on a flight from Toronto, I re-read my copy of Daybreak in Gaza. It is a…

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I Need Easter: Version 2.0

A few years ago, I wrote an article for Anglican Life entitled “I Need Easter.” At that time, as a…

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Holding Out Hope

I don’t know about you, but the beginning of 2025 has been exhausting. The trends we are witnessing in our…

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Grace

This being my first submission to Anglican Life, I offer these few words of introduction. I’m a relative newcomer to…

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Easter Love: A Journey From Winter to Spring

I write this Easter article on St. Valentine’s Day. Weather-wise, it is a snowy, blustery winter day. It is not…

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An Easter Reflection: Encountering Love

Our instructional Christian narrative is rooted in all that came to us through past cultures, traditions, and the way in…

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Easter: A Message of Hope and Renewal

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by his death, has destroyed…

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The “Something” Isn’t Funding For Journalism

There’s no question that something will have to give. Recent articles in the Anglican Journal have made it clear that…

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The Gift of Forgiveness

I bought my wife a blanket for Christmas. It’s a fuzzy, warm, black blanket, just about large enough for two…