Bernie Sanders on the US Senate floorMarch 25, 2025LONG . . . but worth the time and effort Here is his fiery speech, word for word:Mr. President,In the last couple of weeks, I've had the opportunity to travel in many parts of our country. And I have been able to talk to folks in Nebraska,... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Stephen, Summerland Anglican ChurchThe 3rd Sunday of Lent — March 23, 2025The Very Rev. Ken Gray Let me tell you about my recent trip to the hairdresser. We used to call these persons “barbers”; we still have some of these in our little town of Summerland. Over the... Continue Reading →
I do not drive a Tesla. Our family does not own a Tesla. I don’t even drive. So I have no skin in this particular consumer decision game. I cede the argument to Goddess Mia who makes her case on Facebook. The “commercial” is beautifully filmed and carefully reasoned. “Car for sale.” The value of... Continue Reading →
Ken Gray, with content from The Washington Post (Democracy dies in darkness) [Ken Gray] Some friends recently asked if I thought boycotts were getting the attention of Americans, especially legislators and business leaders. It’s hard to say. With, for instance, groceries, changes in buying behaviour are obvious. There are some excellent bargains on American fruit... Continue Reading →
A Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent for the congregation of St. Saviour Anglican Church, Penticton BC — The Very Rev. Ken Gray I confess, I am a WORDLE addict. I begin each day with the immensely popular New York Times online game, a game I originally panned as a colossal waste of time... Continue Reading →
By Michael Shapcott Phil McIntyre-Paul is practically royalty in the beautiful Shuswap in the central interior of British Columbia. He helped create the Shuswap Trail Alliance more than two decades ago. Over that time, he has helped nurture more than 350 greenway trail projects – drawing in fifteen Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, three levels of... Continue Reading →
Here's an inspiring piece by Anne Lamott published a few days ago in the Los Angeles Times. A cartoon in the New Yorker decades ago showed two prisoners chained to the wall at the wrists and ankles, well off the ground, in a jail cell, in a cave. One man turns to the other and... Continue Reading →
A prophet cannot know that all will be well, that those in power will wake up and mend the damage they have caused, and that peace will prevail. The mystic can never be certain that union with God will be the outcome of longing for God. They must rest in unknowing. Unknowing is not always... Continue Reading →
A self-described mother, daughter, sister, friend, nurturer, provider, volunteer, mentor, philanthropist, simple, complicated, mighty, weak, [and photographer] I am... me. Mary Scheidegger Adams has done what we all should now do. She has written her assessment of “what’s going on” right now. She lives in Salmon Arm in the interior of British Columbia. She writes... Continue Reading →
Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, February 23, 2025Delivered by the Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ashfield, MA Reposted from Margaret's Blog siteGenesis 45:3-11, 15Psalm 37:1-12, 41-421 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50Luke 6:27-38 The moral witness of a loving heart “Love your enemies” (Luke 6:27). That’s got to be one of... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 