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 →
Never say Never
Our “little book”: Partnership as Mission: Essays in Memory of Ellie Johnson is now published and available for sale. Kenneth Gray, Maylanne Maybee, EditorsWipf and Stock Publishers; 288 pagesAvailable in softcover, e-book, and hardcover Now through December 19, on sale at 40%off. Visit our publisher, Wipf and Stock and use the code JOY23 to receive... Continue Reading →
You will publish one day – A lifelong dream has come true
PARTNERSHIP AS MISSIONEssays in Memory of Ellie JohnsonEdited by Kenneth Gray and Maylanne MaybeeForeword by James Boyles Wipf and Stock PUBLISHER LINK My favourite English teacher was John Smallbridge. He taught me with a dozen others in a creative writing seminar at what was then the University of Western Ontario in 1981. During our first... Continue Reading →
The Joy of Being an Elder: A Reflection from General Synod 2023
Every three years the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada meets in person for essential business, for the sharing of information and reports, for the election of officers and standing committees, for worship and prayer, and for social networking and a good deal of fun. The energy created by the presence of wisdom,... Continue Reading →
Ellie Johnson: An Appreciation — One year after her death in 2022
A photo of Ellie Johnson talking with Bishop Willie Pwaisiho in the Solomon Islands in May 1996 On bookstore shelves it is the biographies which interest me most. The great stories of great people both entertain and inspire me, and I don’t think I am alone. When I say “great” people I don’t mean those... Continue Reading →
Papal Apology Pilgrimage – One Woman’s Story
“What I would like to hear from the Pope would be an apology for what the Roman Catholic Church did through the residential schools.” As many across Turtle Island anticipate Pope Francis’ arrival in Canada in a few days’ time, retired Anglican Bishop Barbara White Andrews wants to witness the promised apology personally -- for... Continue Reading →
Let down, again
My heart is so very heavy today, again. While I make no claim to speak for all Canadian Anglicans, I do feel let down by some of our leaders who have made poor decisions around intimate boundaries and relationships. The latest resignation from our National Indigenous Archbishop Mark MacDonald, and prior to that our own... Continue Reading →
A Season of Creation like no other this year
It will be necessary to celebrate the Season of Creation this year through the lens of catastrophe. Of course many in poorer areas of the world have done this for decades. Some of us permitted the privilege of travel have observed what is really happening globally. We have heard the pleas and frustrations of our... Continue Reading →
The Formation of an Indigenous Ally: Steps along the road to reconciliation
What a difference five years makes. In May of 2016 I was installed as Dean and Rector of St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Kamloops BC, a city now recognized all over the world as the place where 215 unmarked graves were recently identified, the final resting places of children who never returned home from the... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 