Jenn Ashton, Author at Anglican Journal

Reconcili-action!

Jenn Ashton — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:51:31 +0000

When I decided to formally study history a few years ago, it was partly with the aim of discovering the mechanics of colonization, from its inception to where I sit now, part of the result of a foiled attempt at the assimilation of Indigenous people. My studies were successful, and I can trace the lineage of colonization worldwide in a number of ways. My main goal, however, was not that discovery but to help find solutions to problems. Studying history was a place to begin, so I could see the boundaries keeping us apart as God’s people and find ways to unravel the tangles in these places, through education and truth-telling, bringing us together in a good way. I wanted to find out how we as a church community could be different and evolve our truth and reconciliation landscape into one of “reconcili-action.”

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In the round

Jenn Ashton — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 19:48:43 +0000

When I was a kid, singing “in the round” used to terrify me. When do I come in? What if I forget the words or the tune? As much as I loved singing, I could never block out the other group, so no matter how hard I tried to focus, I got confused.

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The Dixie Cup font

Jenn Ashton — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:00:47 +0000

One of the things I love about this life is how the most divine moments find us. Sometimes when we look for them they’re not there; then, surprisingly, they arise in the most unlikely of places.

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