God Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/god/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Wed, 18 Aug 2021 11:13:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg God Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/god/ 32 32 170042892 Puzzled by God https://anglicanjournal.com/puzzled-by-god/ https://anglicanjournal.com/puzzled-by-god/#respond Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:05:58 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=167095 “…all things work together for good to those who love God…”  —Romans 8:28 Jigsaw puzzles are popular these days, but they intimidate me. People who enjoy them impress me—I’m often too impatient! A friend gave me a beautiful one, so I faced my fear. Its dizzying array of pieces—drawn from Victorian architect Owen Jones’s The […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/puzzled-by-god/feed/ 0 167095 First steps in knowing God https://anglicanjournal.com/first-steps-in-knowing-god/ https://anglicanjournal.com/first-steps-in-knowing-god/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:02:26 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=166865 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, “The pastor of a Calgary church flagged for numerous violations of public health rules says the province’s temporary restrictions make it impossible for us to obey God.” My questioner continued, […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/first-steps-in-knowing-god/feed/ 3 166865 ‘We are creatures of dust who cry out to God’: Ephraim Radner on pandemic and apocalypse https://anglicanjournal.com/we-are-creatures-of-dust-who-cry-out-to-god-ephraim-radner-on-pandemic-and-apocalypse/ https://anglicanjournal.com/we-are-creatures-of-dust-who-cry-out-to-god-ephraim-radner-on-pandemic-and-apocalypse/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:28:26 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=164806 Within the Anglican Church of Canada, the Rev. Ephraim Radner has become known for giving voice to positions that some find controversial, challenging or, in his words, negative. His public opposition to same-sex marriage in the church, for example, came into focus prior to General Synod’s 2019 vote on the marriage canon. He is also […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/we-are-creatures-of-dust-who-cry-out-to-god-ephraim-radner-on-pandemic-and-apocalypse/feed/ 3 164806 God is here, God is with us https://anglicanjournal.com/god-is-here-god-is-with-us/ https://anglicanjournal.com/god-is-here-god-is-with-us/#respond Wed, 27 May 2020 15:54:44 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=164320 As I write this, we are still in the  midst of the COVID-19 lockdown. A skiff of snow lies on the ground outside my window. Easter is behind us and ongoing uncertainty lies ahead. As you read this, our lives may already be very different. In the least, spring will be fully upon us, warming […]

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