An image of our condominium behind an approaching helicopter captured Saturday, August 9. We live in the left unit in the building on the right, top two floors. So far, our home is safe, but I suspect very smelly and smoky. From CBC News. So much for the lazy, now hazy days of summer in... Continue Reading →
Love changes everything
Read this poem as you will. God's love? Our love? Simply, love. I imagine the poem below as a modern day Beatitudes, a collection of sayings that birth images of blessing and peace we receive in amidst chaos of "today." There is so much we can receive through our senses, through the very physicality of... Continue Reading →
The Great Kaslo Ecumenical Pilgrimage
YOU ARE INVITED to the third in a series of Pilgrimages sponsored by the Ecclesiastical Province of BC/Yukon in collaboration with the Parish of Kokanee in the Anglican Diocese of Kootenay. From September 14-18, 2026 St. Markโs in Kaslo will host a week-long gathering of pilgrims from across the province for prayer and worship, shared... Continue Reading →
Ken, a Quaker? You can stop laughing now
Lynn Phillips [Ken Gray] A few days ago I expressed concern about the Church of my heritage and clerical vocation, The Anglican Church of Canada. I suggested that some days I think I should look around a bit; try a different denomination; explore different worship styles. I have always been curious about the Quakers. I... Continue Reading →
An invitation to worship that honours both Creator and creation — From Samoa
by Galumalemana Bolivia Smith As the golden rays of the sun streamed through the stained-glass windows, casting vibrant colors across the altar, and the choir sang, โAll Heaven Declares the Beauty of the Risen Lord,โ I felt a deep sense of connection between heaven and earth. I was reminded why, as the Choir Master of... Continue Reading →
When a church stops asking hard questions maybe itโs time to find another spiritual home
The Anglican Church of Canada's decision to replace journalism with public relations is a betrayal, argues former Anglican Journal editor Matthew Townsend Matthew Townsend, in Broadview Magazine, Jul. 10, 2026 QUESTION ONE: Does the Anglican Church of Canada deserve good journalism? Do they need it? Iโm a former editor of the Anglican Journal, one with... Continue Reading →
Thou visitest the earth
A sermon for the congregation of St. Stephen, SummerlandSunday, July 12, 2026 -- The Very Rev. Ken Gray Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it:thou makest it very plenteousThou crownest the year with thy goodness:and thy clouds drop fatness-- Anthem by Maurice Greene (1696-1755) I used to sing this anthem by Maurice Greene as a... Continue Reading →
When Trees Receive Rights โ What Can Churches Learn?
By Prof. Dr. Mathew Koshy Punnackadu, Kerala, India This post is edited for length. The full post with additional context is here A centuries-old assumption was dramatically challenged on 9 June 2026, when the municipal council of Terrasse-Vaudreuil, a small town west of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing the Universal... Continue Reading →
Thanks Moravians – So much Good News here
The Rev. John Jackman, a man with a white beard and hair, and a boy of about 9 in a Scout uniform are shown at the altar of a church, with colorful confetti floating around them. Heard on US National Public Radio, June 28, 2026Noam Levey for KFF Health News WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. โ Some issues,... Continue Reading →
Grace: Beauty out of ugly things
A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour, Penticton, Sunday, July 5th, 2026 by the Very Rev. Ken Gray Did you know that the Bible was written for the benefit of psychotherapists? Probably not; but given St. Paulโs confessional language in Romans chapter 7 such a case can be made. For example: I do not... Continue Reading →