This Incarnate Faith
This is a prayer that comes after the Act of Re-Membering workshop some of us participated in this past week. In it we heard stories and we embodied stories of real Canadians from history, and from today-often in their own documented words. That we, every single people group, are capable of prejudice and of... Continue Reading →
Eric Gill, The Good Shepherd woodcut, 1927 This is a prayer sent from Christine Woods, Area Director for YL in Calgary. It's from the book Alongside by Drew Hill. I love the images in it - and I love the naming of spaces we all get to - no judgment, just asking God to be... Continue Reading →
Lent is a time in the Christian year where we stop. And we are honest. About who and what we are. There are so many ways to enter this season, so many words that could open that door. Stop. Pause. Pay Attention. Wilderness. Dust. Wandering. Eat a little less, do a little less, take a... Continue Reading →
(Orthodox Icon of Saint Luke) So…Luke 6. Sometimes I don’t know if I get how truly extreme Jesus’ was. This stuff he says is not "nice." It's not nice teaching that builds a nice church with nice wall decals that say nice things. These things he’s saying...they are are keep-you-up-at-night things. Literally, I have lost... Continue Reading →
Fish Creek in Winter I went on anti-depressants after mom died. Almost pre-emptively. In September 2016 I went to my doctor and she agreed that some of the sluggishness and swirly thoughts and exhaustion and arm-numbing anxiety I was experiencing could be mitigated. And I needed to mitigate them. I didn’t want to parent... Continue Reading →
"If there is to be any redemption, this earth and no other, this body and no other, must have the capacity to take God's grace into itself." Hans Urs Von Balthazar in Against the Gnostic Heresies So I have a friend who owns a company that sells blankets. These blankets are handmade by women who have... Continue Reading →
In light of Eugene Peterson's passing last week, I wanted to share the notes I took from a weekend spent with him talking about the formation of people on this faith road and specifically the place of spiritual direction in this journey. 6 years ago, I took a bus to Montana, stayed with a bunch... Continue Reading →
Between the Dark and the Daylight, Mary Pratt, 2011 AND HERE WE ARE! Number 6 of 6. We’ve heard from 7 women in total. 7 very different women of different ages, different life experiences, different places of work and calling—and all of them looking at their own life and seeing something very valuable. ... Continue Reading →
Pears on a Paper Doily, Mary Pratt, 1989 One of the best things about this whole project is to hear from different voices – the different language and vocabulary they use, the terms that have deep meaning to them. I’m also just struck by how they interpret the questions and form a response. For... Continue Reading →
Supper Table, Mary Pratt, 1969 In this fourth installment of the Everyday Influence project we will hear from Jodi. Jodi is an activist, entrepreneur, retreat facilitator, incredible question asker. Her deep insights really centre in questions of community – human community but also ecology – how every alive thing and process is connected. She... Continue Reading →
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