Divine Irreplaceability The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner December 15, 2020 Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Ephraim Radner One of the most difficult things I have done as a pastor is to stand beside people as they face a terrible problem’s irresolvability. I’ve felt guilty, even, in enabling a person’s admissio... Read More...
Ten Theological Theses on COVID-19 and the Providence of God Cole Hartin July 3, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary By Cole Hartin At the risk of adding to the influx of handwringing and punditry on all things coronavirus, I want stake out ten theological theses that might orient the way Christians think through the times... Read More...
What an Early Anglican Can Teach Us about Sickness Today Guest Contributor April 16, 2020 Commentary, Ressourcement, The Episcopal Church By Angela Heetderks It’s tempting, in times of scientific uncertainty, to think we have nothing to learn from Christians in the distant past. We would not wish to consult Christians from earlier eras on questions related to germ theory or the treatment of a... Read More...
Memento Mori: On Death and Evil Neil Dhingra October 31, 2019 Commentary, Contributors, Roman Catholic Church Faith strangely exists amidst explicit doubts when we contemplate our death.
General Convention and Old Blues Men Leander Harding July 10, 2018 Commentary, Music, The Episcopal Church What would it mean at General Convention if we were more conscious of the horizon of eternity?
U2’s America Benjamin Guyer March 6, 2018 Music, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church U2’s America: a promised land for refugees, safeguarded by (filthy rich) pop star prophets, subverted by the wrong sort of elected officials. There are no blue-collar workers and no rural communities
Pastoral care during a natural disaster Dane Neufeld January 31, 2018 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary Natural disasters shake something loose inside of people. There is a brief window in which individuals and societies are pried open to the reality and life of God.
Dementia strikes my younger brother Richard Kew January 12, 2018 Commentary Reason tells me that there is little more I could have done for Chris, yet remorse lingers.