CRISP: (US chip, potato chip): a very thin, often round piece of fried potato, sometimes with a flavour added, sold especially in plastic bags. How crisps are made. Finally, a song. COMING SOON -- More on Cheezies, but until then go here. We welcome your comments on our new presentation mode. We are thinking of... Continue Reading →
A World of Beauty . . . Now, and for future generations
A post from the Centre for Action and Contemplation In her letter “Earth Hope,” Ghanaian theologian Mercy Oduyoye calls on future generations to encounter the reality of the earth and our place in it. The long and short of all this is that if we want to live long, and have a healthy earth with... Continue Reading →
What will make the more-than-human creation glad that we are here? Good question.
A repost from the Centre for Action and Contemplation -- Too good not to share Robin Wall Kimmerer, Potawatomi botanist, writes of our place in nature: In the indigenous view, humans are viewed as somewhat lesser beings in the democracy of species. We are referred to as the younger brothers of Creation, so like younger... Continue Reading →
Books, music, and healthy living—A very good news story
Reprinted from Jordan Copp-Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Coast Reporter (via Penticton NOW) BC bookstore uses music ties to aid suicide prevention A Gibsons bookstore named Reasons to Live has been raising money for suicide prevention. Last year, they raised over $60,000–more than their store earns in a year. For more than a decade, the owners of Reasons... Continue Reading →
On righteous indignation
A SERMON FOR THE 3RD SUNDAY IN LENTSunday, March 3rd 2024St. Saviour Church, Penticton BCThe Very Rev. Ken Gray I feel so righteous in my indignation today. And I am not alone, for today’s Gospel text takes into the heart of the temple of Jesus' day, where we see our Lord acting in a similar... Continue Reading →
66 — More than just a number
It’s just a number, couched between 65 and 67, not one of the “big ones” where birthdays are concerned, not yet 70, but certainly no longer 50. Today is little different from yesterday, but today I turn 66. No song today like When I’m 64, but the music—and my life— goes on. Thankfully. The number... Continue Reading →
The baby is born, so what next?
Rev. Alecia Greenfield, priest, activist, artist will host a launch in Vancouver on Sunday, April 21 -- details soon An update on my little book project -- Partnership as Mission READER RESPONSE This is a such a well written book, creatively addressing a most vital, if not the most vital issue for those of us... Continue Reading →
Three Long Weeks — A Stress Bucket Diary — by Juno
Juno is an increasingly famous dog blogger. She has followers now from three continents, and a few from the Twilight Zone. Enjoy. Welcome to my personal stress-bucket diary. I know, I know; you see me prancing around and cannot imagine that stress is part of my four-pawed life. But apparently it is. Change it seems,... Continue Reading →
NEVER AGAIN. NEVER?
A sermon for the first Sunday of Lent, 2024 So what is your favourite bible story? Many for whom a Christian Church has not been part of their upbringing or first-hand experience will say something like “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” or “Jesus Christ, Superstar”—and what would we do without Andrew Lloyd Webber. (Point of... Continue Reading →
How will I use an extra day this year?
A few days prior to February 29, 2024 I want to think out loud about how I might use this quadrennial leap year gift. Once every four years, a day is added to compensate for approximations within the calculation of time, as earth continues its spatial and temporal riot through the cosmos. So help me... Continue Reading →