insights Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/insights/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:58:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg insights Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/insights/ 32 32 170042892 Living creatively in a hybrid church https://anglicanjournal.com/living-creatively-in-a-hybrid-church/ https://anglicanjournal.com/living-creatively-in-a-hybrid-church/#respond Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:49:24 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=167835 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 respond.* After reviewing some of his assessment of our situation in the emerging post-COVID-19 church, I would like to ponder the meaning of a term he uses—“hybrid”—review some historical precedents […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/living-creatively-in-a-hybrid-church/feed/ 0 167835 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 The ways we witness https://anglicanjournal.com/the-ways-we-witness/ https://anglicanjournal.com/the-ways-we-witness/#respond Wed, 27 May 2020 17:40:07 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=164370 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 of Acts (Chapter 2) provides a dramatic account of how a fearful group of uncertain believers waited, as they had been advised, for something to happen. God’s Spirit overcame them […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/the-ways-we-witness/feed/ 0 164370 A few words—from the Dalai Lama—for Lent’s last lap https://anglicanjournal.com/a-few-words-from-the-dalai-lama-for-lents-last-lap/ https://anglicanjournal.com/a-few-words-from-the-dalai-lama-for-lents-last-lap/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:10:49 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=163488 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 a non-Christian. Lent is a season of preparation and awareness, anticipating Easter, but for some time I have been approaching it not as “obligation” but “observance.” My practices have shifted […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/a-few-words-from-the-dalai-lama-for-lents-last-lap/feed/ 3 163488 We’re in this together https://anglicanjournal.com/were-in-this-together/ https://anglicanjournal.com/were-in-this-together/#respond Fri, 17 Jan 2020 15:45:23 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=162592 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 for me.  This iconic sculpture by Bill Reid has several versions—appearing at the Vancouver International Airport, the Canadian Embassy in Washington D.C. and the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau. […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/were-in-this-together/feed/ 0 162592 Jimmy Carter: A social, personal mentor on lifelong health and well-being https://anglicanjournal.com/jimmy-carter-a-social-personal-mentor-on-lifelong-health-and-well-being/ https://anglicanjournal.com/jimmy-carter-a-social-personal-mentor-on-lifelong-health-and-well-being/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:10:29 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=162055 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 learned some new quality-of-life advice from him about health and well-being that is timely and worth sharing with people of all ages. At 95, Carter is the oldest living, former […]

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