Thoughts on fallen church leaders
I have a picture on my wall of one of my heroes of the faith—Jean Vanier. Earlier in my life, he, along with Henri Nouwen,
Wayne A. Holst was a Lutheran pastor (ELCIC) for twenty-five years; he taught religion and culture at the University of Calgary for a quarter century and, for 15 years, he has coordinated adult spiritual development at St. David’s United Church, Calgary.
I have a picture on my wall of one of my heroes of the faith—Jean Vanier. Earlier in my life, he, along with Henri Nouwen,
I must admit that it has been very difficult for me to remain loyal to the Christian church these past years.
I was moved and challenged after reading Canon Neil Elliot’s article in the Anglican Journal, ‘Our response …gives me much hope,’ and would like to
In my column for Lent I want to declare that we can learn other ways of “being” church and new ways of “doing” church.
Recently, a member of our congregational book study group raised a timely question with me. Quoting a front-page article in a local paper, he said,
A special gift of the Anglican tradition to the Christian world is the annual festival of Scripture lessons and Christmas carols, both for Advent and
A learning experience I had recently with a young Indigenous woman has remained with me. It centred on the term “decolonization,” and I want to
It’s not often that I base my monthly column on an article appearing exclusively in the secular press, but here is a recent opinion: piece
Pentecost and evangelism have been intrinsically connected since the Spirit of God descended upon the first followers of Jesus in Jerusalem. The New Testament’s Book
Few, if any, of Jesus’ original followers anticipated his resurrection from the dead.
For many years I have followed the advice of sage Christians when it came to Lenten observance. This year, however, I have been learning from
I believe that as humans become ever more proficient in creating beautiful music, they grow as co-creators with God.
Several years ago, I wrote an Anglican Journal column entitled “Enlarging Our Faith Communities.” In it I described my experience as a young Lutheran theological
As I read the articles on the statistical decline of the Anglican Church in Canada, the image of the “Spirit of Haida Gwaii” surfaced dramatically
Jimmy Carter has been in the public eye for more than half a century, and most Canadians think they know all about him. I recently
When our spiritual travelers group recently visited the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, I had an experience that took me back more than 25
National Lutheran Bishop Susan Johnson and Anglican Primate Fred Hiltz will complete their ministry together as leaders in partnership of their respective churches this year.
I’m excited about a new ministry prospect that is becoming available to the citizens of my city. We Christians have an opportunity to work with
A hopeful sign of spring occurs when house finches and prairie falcons appear near our northwest Calgary home, as they did in March. Nature gives
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