Originally published by the New York Times as The Kingdom of God Is Ruled by the Humblest of Men, an essay by Peter Wehner While long for a blog post, I commend to readers Peter Wehner's exploration of the significance of Jesus' incarnation as a babe at the biblical Bethlehem. We typically hear such explanations... Continue Reading →
[Ken Gray] Yesterday on Canada Day I suggested that a core part of Canadian identity is a desire for, and an experience, of freedom. Already thinking along such lines I appreciated this following post from the Centre for Action and Contemplation (Richard Rohr) on the act of freedom. When freedom becomes more than a concept,... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour Anglican Church, Penticton on the Third Sunday of Easter, May 4th 2025 — The Very Rev. Ken Gray I don’t know about you, but I love breakfast. It’s my favourite meal, not because many claim it is the most important meal of the day, but because I... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour Anglican Church, Penticton BC on Easter Day, April 20, 2025 — The Very Rev. Ken Gray Let’s talk about stories: So who wrote the following? Les Misérables Victor HugoMurder she wrote Agatha ChristieWho we are Murray SinclairThe Gospel according to John Concerning the latter, yes, you are... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour Anglican Church, Penticton BCSunday, November 24th, 2024Festival of the Reign of Christ First off, happy patronal festival to St. Saviour’s congregants gathered online or here in the room today. I had hoped to say something about your name, prompted in part by a question from a catholic... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Stephen, Summerland Anglican ChurchSunday, November 17th 2024The Very Rev. Ken Gray During the 1970s while a student at the University of Calgary my friend, Rod, was a men’s residence supervisor. In those days, bomb threats were common on Canadian university campuses. One day Rod received a call advising... Continue Reading →
Reprinted from Richard Rohr's Daily Meditations -- From the Center for Action and Contemplation -- Read online here This Daily Meditation explores the “seven stories” inspired by Brian McLaren and Gareth Higgins’s e-book The Seventh Story. Father Richard describes how the gospel offers us a new story: If we’re honest, culture forms us much more than... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 