https://youtu.be/88kJd9PwVwY It is hard to know how to pray watching Russia’s invasion of Ukraine., I am so removed geographically I pray with little or no risk to myself or to my community; so the invasion is somewhat theoretical to me from where I live. My privilege obscures my vision, as with so many present conflicts.... Continue Reading →
True freedom – freedom subject to reasonable limits that allow us to live together – is essential to a peaceful and prosperous future for us all. Let’s not allow the freedoms we cherish to become ugly freedoms. We have all seen the signs posted on trucks, brandished by roadsides and shouted conspicuously on social media.... Continue Reading →
Wikipedia "Today, we woke up to a changed world," Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said today. "Russia has launched a brutal and unprovoked attack on Ukraine, a country of more than 40 million people who have sought nothing but peace and freedom." Freeland speaks as a proud and engaged Ukrainian-Canadian, one who travels to and... Continue Reading →
Some years ago when setting up small groups in a Christian congregation I asked members to share answers to four questions: 1) Where did you grow up? 2) What kind of house did you grow up in? 3) Where was the centre of warmth? and 4) When did God become more than just a word.... Continue Reading →
It remains one of my happiest childhood memories, visiting my grandparents’ home on Sunday evenings with my parents. We enjoyed rarely cooked roast beef with Yorkshire pudding with gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots and green peas. The food was fun, though as the last of three children well spread there was no one my age in... Continue Reading →
I first discovered the word Ubuntu in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2002. Having travelled there to attend the first Global Anglican Congress on the Stewardship of Creation for a week, also for the following week at the United Nations Global Summit on Sustainable Development, I found myself wandering around a civil society display area in... Continue Reading →
Some readers of this blog will be glad to know that I have returned to my twice weekly seniors’ exercise class at Kamloops’ Tournament Capital Centre (TCC). COVID and a scheduling conflict stalled my return to what had become an enjoyable routine. Well enjoyable might be a bit of a stretch (!) as I described... Continue Reading →
Well we’re back, at the start of the second month of the year, winter still all about us in the Thompson Rivers Valley . . . and loving it. Ken, Kathie, Cameron and I have enjoyed many days walking and hiking, meeting up with an amazing array of canine friends, Ken and Kathie swapping stories... Continue Reading →
Guest blog by Eddie Cross, Zimbabwe – Courtesy of Chris Rose, Kamloops BC - Editorial emphasis in italics added The above is an African proverb, but in my experience, it is true for virtually all of humanity. The role of community in society is very much underrated in our world today. Nothing emphasises this more... Continue Reading →
This is too insightful not to share. Heading towards 64 they are timely for me and hopefully for folks of all ages. 1 After loving my parents, my siblings, my spouse, my children and my friends, I have now started loving myself. 2 I have realized that I am not “Atlas”. The world does not... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 