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A Scottish Blessing as I Leave You

How Many Civilizations Live Side by Side in Your Family? Or in Your Church Family? Lessons from the Lyrebird!

Is Religion Good for Your Health? Study after Study Affirms that It Is!

Theology is Not a Head Trip!

Did Jesus really condemn to hell those who do not believe in him? Are people of other religions or philosophies damned to eternal punishment?

Great teachers like Jesus Teach from the Heart. Can You Say This About Any of Your Teachers? Who Was the Teacher or Mentor Who Has Had the Most Profound Impact on Your Life?

Diana Butler Bass's Book, "Freeing Jesus", is a Wonderful Invitation to Explore Our Understanding of Who Jesus Is and How We Can Begin to Live into His Vision for God's Creation

The 23rd Psalm for Baseball Fans

Did You Know That It Is a Tradition in the Eastern Orthodox Church to Tell Jokes at Easter?

What Does Jesus' Resurrection Mean For Us?

Have You Ever Experienced Abandonment? Today We Re-Live Christ's Feelings of Abandonment on Good Friday

If You Had to Explain Why You Are a Christian, Could You Do It?

Did You Know that the Book of Revelation is Probably the Most Violent Book in the Literature of All World Religions?

What Do We Really Know About Jesus and How Should We Read the Gospels: The "Public Biographies" of Jesus

Is life as simple as knowing what is good and right and then doing it? Borg says that life is much more complicated and mysterious than that!

Could the Old Testament Prophets Really Predict the Future?

Promises, Threats, and Fulfillment for God's People

Was There Really a Talking Snake in the Bible?

How to Read the Bible with Fresh Eyes and Spiritual Integrity

The Bible is NOT God! It's a Lens that Helps Us to See God

Do You Ever Have Trouble Reading the Bible? Do You Find Some of the Stories Difficult to Believe or Understand? Then this Book Study is for You!

Why I Painted My Nativity Set Brown this Advent

Shepherds, Dredges of Society, and Difficult People at Christmas

Important Life Lessons from the Desert Wilderness

As we enter into the Season of Advent, there is one gift that is more precious than any other. It is one we can give to everyone, including ourselves.

How to think about slavery and other difficult topics in the Bible

Do Jews really have horns? And did Jesus really call them the children of the devil?

Lest We Forget....

Do You Believe in Hell?

Is Christianity Inherently Imperialistic or Did We Fail to Understand Jesus' Teachings?

How the Bible Was Used to Justify the Residential Schools -- The Doctrine of Discovery-- Part I

Have You Ever Found Yourself in the Minority?

The biblical story of Ruth is a tale of love and romance that carries a powerful message for Thanksgiving!

A Prayer for Truth and Reconciliation Day

What would it be like to be a residential school survivor? How would you feel if you could not access your history or tell your story in your own way?

Did Jesus Ever Exclude Anyone?

Did Jesus Have an EDI Policy?

DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE SAYING 'NO'? THEN TAKE SOME COURAGE FROM THE EXAMPLE OF JOANNA, ONE OF THE LEAST KNOWN FEMALE DISCIPLES OF JESUS

Celebrating Earth Day

A Message for Good Friday: The Women Who Accompanied Jesus to the Cross

Jesus' Treatment of Women was Revolutionary for His Time

Siloam's Affirm Ministry Chairperson Lynn McClary Shares a Powerful Message on Why It Is Important to Become an Affirming Ministry

Rev. Kim Sorrells Beautiful Version of the Lord's Prayer for Our Transgender Relations and Biblical Reflections on Gender, Cross-Dressing, and Being Transgender

Why Did the Biblical Writers Not Address the Topic of Homosexuality as We Understand it Today?

What Does Jesus Really Say About Homosexuality?

What Does the Bible Really Say About Homosexuality?

Martin Luther King Jr. : "I've been to the mountaintop."

How Anti-Vaxx Protesters Have Twisted Jesus' Message into Something Sinister

African Canadian Jean Augustine blossomed into a resilient woman under the mentorship of her grandmother and later went on to support and mentor generations of Black men and women here in Canada.

Do You Ever Feel Like You are a Failure? And what do golfer Richard Bland and scientists Albert Einstein and Marie Curie Have in Common -- and what you can learn from their relisilence?

Building Resilience in Your Life: Six Factors that Jesus Modeled Which Help You to Face Adversity in Life

Sometimes Hollywood does a better job of preaching the Gospel than the Church, like recent Netflix apocalyptic comedy, DON'T LOOK UP!

What do the Bible, Shakespeare, Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet, and Omicron All Have in Common?

Is the Coronavirus Part of God's Plan?

Some Tips for the New Year!

Haven't finished your Christmas shopping? Here are some ideas you can still manage before the clock strikes midnight and the Ghost of Christmas Present wakes you from your slumber!

Are You Suffering from Korsakoff’s Psychosis during this Season of Christmas?

Life Lessons from the Desert Wilderness

What Does it Mean to Say that God Comes Like a Thief in the Night -- and What does this have in common with Climate Justice or Erma Bombeck?

What Keeps You Awake at Night? A Simple Spiritual Method to Help You with the Things that Cause You Distress and Worry

Want to Learn a Simple Model for Spiritual Reflection?

The Book of Revelation and Remembering the Saints of Old and Those Who Sacrficed Much in the Fight for Freedom and Justice

Do You Ever Feel Scared or Uneasy but You're Not Sure What It Is You Actually Fear? You Are Not Alone! Rob Emmons Shows How the Memory of How You Coped with Upheaval in the Past Can Help!

When A Loved One Walks Out Without Warning or You Face an Unexpected Termination at Work, Adopting this Lens Can Help. !

Want Better Health? Wish You Were Happier in Life? Try Gratitude!

What Marshall McLuhan and the Apostle Paul Have in Common -- Perspective!

The Spirituality of Teilhard de Chardin: A Spirituality that Embraces Sicence and Faith -- and helps you to make major decisions too!

Are You Afraid to Ask for Help When You Need It? Why Do You Think You Should Know It All?

How to Re-Frame Your Fears and Worries so that You Can Live a Life of Meaning and Even Joy!

What Would You Do If Someone Called You A Dog? What if That Person Happened to be Jesus?!

A Word of Farewell and Thoughts About How to Celebrate Canada Day this Year

Do You Want to Know What a Fully Integrated Spiritual Person Looks Like? You Can Find No Finer Example than Jen Prince!

WHY RACISM IS HARD TO ROOT OUT and Siloam Council Votes to Begin an Education Process and Period of Discernment to Become an Affirming Congregation

Every Child Matters. Responding to Recent Evils

Maya Angelou's Poem on Love Captures the Celtic Vision of Love, Inspired by John the Disciple

Ever Wanted to Re-Invent Yourself? Here is a Good Model!

What is Your Emotional Intelligence?

Is Mother's Day a Complicated Holiday for You? If so, You Are Not Alone!

The Trial and Conviction of Derek Chauvin Celebrates Accountability, But Justice Requires that We Make Sure that Such Atrocities Never Happen Again

Do You Have Doubts About Your Faith? You Are Not Alone! Doubt is NOT the Enemy of Faith but Rather Faith's Close Friend

The Promise of Easter: I am Here. I am Life. I am Eternal Life.

Who Really Killed Jesus? It's Time to Set the Record Straight and Stop the Hatred and Prejudice!

Are Sex Addictions Real? Does Our Society Have a Sex Addiction?

What Does It Really Mean to Say that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life?

Anger Can Be a Good Thing. What Makes YOU Angry? And What Does What You Get Upset About Tell You About Yourself?

Do You Wish Your Life Made a Difference?

Where do you experience God's presence?

Which Voices Do You Listen to When You Have to Make a Big Decision?

Let Your Light Shine

The Celtic Seasoning of Awakening

Who Is Your Soul Friend?

The Thin Places: Part 2

The “Thin Places”: Our Doorways to the Sacred

Happiness: You Can Only be Responsible for Your Own!

How to Keep the Spirit of Christmas Alive All Year Long

Vulnerability, Not Perfection, is the Key to a Beautiful Christmas

Waiting for Suffering to End

How Waiting Can Help Us See Things in a New Way

What’s the Good in Waiting?

A Very COVID Christmas

What Does It Mean to Have White Privilege?

Is There a Place for LGBTQ+ People in the United Church of Canada?

Part 8: The Conclusion of Who Is Jesus and Why Should We Care?

Part 7: Jesus, the Best Thing That Happened to Women

Part 6: Who is Jesus and Why Should We Care? Jesus as Social Prophet

Part 5: Who is Jesus and Why Should We Care? Jesus, Spirit Person or Mystic

Part 4: Who is Jesus and Why Should We Care? Jesus the Healer

Part 3: Who is Jesus and Why Should We Care? Jesus the Doer of Miracles

Part 2: Who is Jesus and Why Should We Care? Jesus, A Teacher of Alternative Wisdom

Who Is Jesus and Why should We Care?

There Has to be Something More to Life