A sermon for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, November 9th, 2025 for the congregation of St. Stephen, Summerland by the Very Rev. Ken Gray The original title of Norman Lear’s 1971 TV sitcom All in the Family was Those Were the Days which ended up as the show’s theme song. I can imagine J D... Continue Reading →
[Disclaimer. You will never get me in a sweat lodge. The heat and the smoke would do me in. I know a number of folks, mostly men, who have benefited greatly from such a practice, including the Premier of Manitoba, Waab Kinew. Beyond the lodge itself, the practice of acknowledging “all my relations” teaches us... Continue Reading →
Bishop Stephen London of the Anglican Diocese of Edmonton asks Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to withdraw teacher back-to-work legislation and not use the notwithstanding clause for the sake of democracy Visit the full article from CBC Edmonton including video clips and other links here [CBC Edmonton] The Anglican Diocese of Edmonton is expressing concerns about... Continue Reading →
With thanks to Curtis M Wong writing in the Huffington Post So here’s a clergy gig I have never held, and never will — Chaplain to the United States Senate. What does one say? What can one say? In an effort to surface divine love, before many who are interested more in loyalty to a... Continue Reading →
If the US resumes nuclear weapons testing, this would be extremely dangerous for humanity Published: October 30, 2025 at The Conversation Tilman Ruff, Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Disclosure statement: Tilman Ruff is affiliated with International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the International Campaign to... Continue Reading →
Final Blue Jays post for a while; I promise! But I can’t resist calling out John Schneider for his management of this year’s team. Still a newbie baseball fan myself I don’t know the great managers of the past. But I have admired John Schneider’s direction of our rags-to-riches Jays this season. “They went about... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour Anglican Church in Penticton BC on Sunday November 2, 2025 by the Very Rev. Ken Gray My sermon title for today is “A skeleton under the sun deck.” It’s perfect for today, All Souls Day; it draws inspiration from All Saints Day which was yesterday; and it... Continue Reading →
I met Bonnie a little over a year ago up on the hill at the Summerland Ornamental Gardens on the grounds of the Summerland Research Station. Dressed in jeans and a green shirt her small frame belied her confident energy; she was buzzing around like a Queen Bee (an adult, mated female that lives in... Continue Reading →
On what may be in the final game in the 2025 World Series today, and at the end of a remarkable season for the Toronto Blue Jays I am glad to share the appreciation below from the Toronto Sun’s Mike Ganter. AIRWAVES: Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez defies the odds and the adages calling Game... Continue Reading →
Posted by Heather Cox-Richardson In his newsletter, Krugman noted that renewables have grown explosively in the past decade, spurred by what he calls a virtuous circle of falling costs and increasing production. That circle is the result of subsidies that made renewable energy a going concern in the face of fossil fuels. Today, he points... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 