When my mother, of blessed memory, was in her mid-fifties, she attended a self-help psychology workshop. Afterwards, she said, “This…
Category: God
Is the Bible an Indigenous Text?
Is the Bible an Indigenous Text? That’s the question my colleague Rev. Ray Aldred, a status Cree from Northern Alberta, posed to…
Broken-hearted Prayer
So many dead in racial violence in one short, chaotic American week. Dear Lord. Dear Lord. Whose heart isn’t breaking?…
A Still Small Voice
Who are we? Philosophers! What do we want!!! What do we want??? Where are we? What does it mean? Who…
Is Kabbalah a Universal Theology?
Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, has been handed down from Biblical times. It has appeared in different guises, expressed in the…
Feed the Hungry
Surrey’s Interfaith Feed the Hungry project is simple and successful. Surrey’s Lookout Shelter serves lunch five days a week. Across…
Divine Compassion
Acts of violence fill this week’s news. All have complex political, social and psychological causes. Amidst the complexity, can an…
Judaism on One Foot
Mission Impossible. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to present a 15-minute “introduction to Judaism, including its…
A Divine Hug
“People from the United Church of Canada like to hug,” said my friend B. I filed this random fact away…