Sometimes the best advice I receive comes from those closest to me: Longtime friends, work colleagues, family members including my wife, Kathie, and our two kids. Farewell Facebook, goodbye Elon Musk, but hello to family members, those of my own flesh, to my own son, tho recently told me that “everything is evil.” This seemed... Continue Reading →
[Assis Naim Ateek, Sabeel Community] Dear Friends, What should our new year's message be when so many of our sisters and brothers in occupied Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and throughout the Middle East are experiencing fear, despair, anxiety, and the prospect of an uncertain future? I believe that an appropriate message should be of hope... Continue Reading →
I thought Elizabeth's note following Justin Trudeau's resignation announcement yesterday particularly fine and worth sharing on this blog. [Elizabeth May] This morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally admitted the inescapable conclusion that he had to step aside to make room for new leadership. The fact that the announcement could surprise no one is to admit... Continue Reading →
Standing in a Penticton pulpit yesterday I thought aloud about suitable music for the Epiphany season. Today, on the Feast of Epiphany itself I have a suggestion which came to mind during yesterday’s sermon, a text by the English clergyman and theologian John Hanry Newman (1801-1890) who in 1833 wrote Lead Kindly Light enroute to... Continue Reading →
Allow me to introduce you to my dunking duck. Amongst other gifts I received this Christmas—a Tushie bidet, a bar of still unopened 70% chocolate, a pair of comfy maroon socks, a writer’s style guide, and the ubiquitous bottom-of-the-stocking orange, I received something I have wanted for a very long time, a youthful memento, a... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour Anglican Church, Penticton BC // The Very Rev. Ken Gray No sermon today can avoid mention of the recent death and enduring legacy of Jimmy Carter. As Joe Biden put it, “decency, decency, decency.” My gosh, Jimmy Carter is one of us, a Christian, a progressive evangelical... Continue Reading →
Reposted from Facebook and Charlie's recent editorial in the National Observer [Charlie Angus] Donald Trump spent Christmas day publicly raging through his rolodex of political enemies. Canada remains near the top of his list. He has been insulting the Prime Minister, degrading our nation and musing about taking us over. CNN claims that these threats... Continue Reading →
Condolences to the Rev. Martin Elfert whose mother recently died. He has written beautifully of her later years and of his experience in losing a parent. I hope readers enjoy the delightful story he shared today on Facebook. Some of you will have met Martin while he worked at the Sorrento Centre for many years.... Continue Reading →
Once again Kathie and I have returned home, at last. We have had other grueling travel adventures throughout 2024; and many more will likely occur. For now, however, we are home! Pardon the cliché, but there really is no place like home. Dorothy said it best, with other poets and prophets before her; there’s nothing... Continue Reading →
Reprint from Mitchell Atencio at SOJO.NET [Mitchell Atencio to end] "Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, died on Sunday at the age of 100. Carter was a prominent advocate of faith and justice, regularly acting from his Baptist faith throughout his career as a politician and a humanitarian. “Jimmy Carter’s importance to faith and public life was... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 