Monthly Archives: October 2013

Hallowe’en: a moveable feast

Hallowe’en: a moveable feast I say a  moveable feast, not that it moves from day to day–it’s always October 31–but that its meaning changes. I had a conversation this morning with my pharmacist about this, a man a little younger … Continue reading

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A poem and two songs

*fourth and last of two [ ] articles for the anniversary of my ordination What is life without poetry? It’s prosaic, of course! So I wanted to offer some poetry to those friends of mine who came to the party … Continue reading

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No flies on Jesus

*third in a series of two articles on my ordination anniversary—the gift that keeps on giving! When I was teaching intro Religious Studies at SFU, the unit on Christianity was always the most difficult. This was because having grown up … Continue reading

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Antoinette Tuff, hero

Antoinette Tuff: may her name be written in letters of gold in the Book of Life. Do you recognize her name? She is the mid-forties bookkeeper at the Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy (i.e., elementary school) in Decatur, Georgia, … Continue reading

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Gleanings, some hard-won, 1963-2013

*second of two articles on the anniversary of my ordination In the last blog, I described the way waking visions and dreams in sleep have played a part in my self-understanding. In this article, I want to share a collection … Continue reading

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Memories, dreams, reflections 1963-2013

*First of two articles about the anniversary of my ordination * I was ordained deacon on September 8, 1963, at St Mary’s Church in Kerrisdale, in Vancouver, the church in which I had also been baptized. As the 50th anniversary of … Continue reading

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