Archbishop Chris Harper, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:51:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.9 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Archbishop Chris Harper, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com 32 32 170042892 Standing on the promises that cannot fail https://anglicanjournal.com/standing-on-the-promises-that-cannot-fail/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:51:25 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215901 As Canada marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 6 this year, Archbishop Chris Harper reflects on the fragility of human covenants and the enduring faithfulness of God’s promises.

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]]> 215901 Faith is our rock through storms of change https://anglicanjournal.com/faith-is-our-rock-through-storms-of-change/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:25:27 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215684 All things change except God, who knows our very essence, National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Chris Harper says in his September column.

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]]> 215684 Take the time to see the importance of today https://anglicanjournal.com/take-the-time-to-see-the-importance-of-today/ Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215354 In advance of the National Indigenous Day of Prayer in Canada on June 21, National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Chris Harper calls on us to pray unceasingly, strengthen our relationships, and lift up God in all we say and do.

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]]> 215354 In a divided world, faith points to path of unity https://anglicanjournal.com/in-a-divided-world-faith-points-to-path-of-unity/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:00:12 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215179 In his May column, National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Chris Harper calls for the church to be an instrument of healing and inclusion.

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]]> 215179 Beauty heralds the new season https://anglicanjournal.com/beauty-heralds-the-new-season/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:00:31 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214966 National Indigenous Archbishop Chris Harper meditates on the resurrection, the return of beauty to the church after the Lenten season and its parallels to spring's new life.

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]]> 214966 Find God’s truth and peace in silence https://anglicanjournal.com/find-gods-truth-and-peace-in-silence/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:41:30 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214842 The Lenten season has an important aspect of listening, of prayerful opening of our ears to seek what the Almighty is saying to us. Listening is an important skill that few these days seem to master.

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]]> 214842 May the drumbeat of your heart be a celebration of life https://anglicanjournal.com/may-the-drumbeat-of-your-heart-be-a-celebration-of-life/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:51:30 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214661 FEATHER: Creator God, we give you thanks for this new day and all days. We ask that you forgive our failures to heed your word and call, grant us your spirit of peace and guide us to walk in humility and with an open heart.

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]]> 214661 Nursing the infant year on love and prayers https://anglicanjournal.com/nursing-the-infant-year-on-love-and-prayers/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:28:27 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214445 Creator God, in whom all have their beginning and end, we your children of creation lift our praise and thanksgiving for this season of renewal and beginning, as we look to the new year before us.

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]]> 214445 Let’s not hide the true Christmas gift https://anglicanjournal.com/lets-not-hide-the-true-christmas-gift/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:16:03 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214217 FEATHER: Creator God, we the children of your creation lift our thanksgiving for your wondrous hand in making all things new through the signs of the season. We thank you for the beauty in the blanketing snow, and the cold air which causes us to draw close to our loved ones.

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]]> 214217 Faith, the seeking of truth beyond truth https://anglicanjournal.com/faith-the-seeking-of-truth-beyond-truth/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:32:29 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=213999 FEATHER: Almighty, today we the children of your creation lift our prayers of thanksgiving, for your faithfulness, grace and mercy. In our brokenness we see only as deep as the mirror before us allows.

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