Chaos and the ministry of the gospel
Mark MacDonald
May 27, 2020
One of the many things that our recent pandemic crisis has revealed is the difficulties our institutions have in facing chaos. To be clear, I
One of the many things that our recent pandemic crisis has revealed is the difficulties our institutions have in facing chaos. To be clear, I
“Many who had healed others fell victims themselves. The best of our brethren have been taken from us in this manner: some were priests, some
Though the church of my youth taught about the Second Coming of Christ, there were not many specifics, nor was there much guessing about when, where and how.
As I write this, the Ontario Provincial Police are acting to clear the Mohawk action of solidarity with the five Wet’suwet’en traditional leaders, the hereditary
For a number of years, it has been very important for me to research and discuss the communal nature of sin and evil. Often, this
Imagine the Canadian outrage. What if one country, with massive economic control and a police force, invaded a land, installed its own government, and then
Indigenous peoples are not asking for a one-to-one compensation for past injustices, and there is all but no interest in seeing others punished. Given the
It is very clear that the future for our church is challenging.
Around this time of year, the millions of Canadians who live in the south are reminded that Canada is one of the great northern countries. Though it doesn’t appear to come to mind very often—it was largely missed in conversations that accompanied our recent election—the North is an essential part of our land.
This year, an accident of the church calendar meant that we missed a crucial gospel text: the story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke
People of the dominant culture sure don’t like hearing anything that hints they might be even a little racist. Folks quickly protest, “I am not
A simple and heartfelt acceptance of the present reality of the church’s relationship with the broader culture would bring massive, transformational changes to our educational efforts.
The ecological and human crisis that faces us today is a striking and urgent part of our context. Through this crisis we are relearning three related and essential ideas about community.
There is a growing consensus that we have 10 to 12 years left to act on climate change.
When non-Indigenous people hear that there is a widespread ambivalence and reluctance among Indigenous Anglicans to change the marriage canon to allow same-sex marriage, they
This column has often had the theme of decolonization and the process of becoming a post-colonial church, though only rarely naming it that directly. It is a theme
Jesus, in his life, death and resurrection, is the centre point of Creation and history.
In the past few years, we have chosen many new bishops. Soon, we will choose a new primate. With these major changes, we have entered
Since the missionaries arrived, there has been a disciplined and dedicated attempt to make Indigenous churches look, act and feel like their non-Indigenous counterparts. We
A few decades ago, I heard a classmate-friend give a comparison and an example that has been clinging to me since.
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