Stories … they're funny things. This A Deacon's Musing feature will share vignettes of voices that are (often) an amalgamation of experiences, contexts and people. They will frequently be monologues, which will be speaking both directly to our United Church of Canada and generally to faith communities. As with all stories, this may not have actually happened, but all stories are true. And as story-tellers know, once you hear them, they are happening to you …
Please explore the Tabs above for previous Vignettes.
Dice (March 29/13)
A Bible (January 15/15)
Chris (March 13/15)
Notre Mère (April 18/15)
Techne (July 10/15)
A Basement (September 25/15)
A Letter (October 30/15)
Silence (January 22/16)
Pen & Mirror (April 08/16)
Honour Roll (October 14/16)
Shepherd (November 25/16)
An Ant (March 03/17) A Garden (March 10/17) Gunn's Stone (March 17/17) The Microphone (March 24/17) McCrae's Table (March 31/17) The Cat (October 14/17) Prayer Beads (May 5/19) Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin . . . (June 21/22)
The Story of Then (June 21/22)
Vignette|A Statistic Waiting to Happen
Stories … they’re funny things. This A Deacon’s Musing feature will share vignettes of voices that are (often) an amalgamation of experiences, contexts and people. They will frequently be monologues, which will be speaking
Vignette|Is Love Enough?
Stories … they’re funny things. This A Deacon’s Musing feature will share vignettes of voices that are (often) an amalgamation of experiences, contexts and people. They will frequently be monologues, which will be speaking
Vignette|Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin . . .
Stories … they’re funny things. This A Deacon’s Musing feature will share vignettes of voices that are (often) an amalgamation of experiences, contexts and people. They will frequently be monologues, which will be speaking
Vignette|The Story of Then
This particular Vignette arises as a way to use art – literature – to explore my PhD project with the Taos Institute and Tilburg University (Humanities), which I completed in 2020. Each one of these PhD vignettes uses autoethnography, through the art of story-telling, to better understand my connexion to the project, From Suspicion to Reparation through a Relational Practical Theology: Transforming The United Church of Canada.
Vignette|1988
I wanted to change the world: who at 17 doesn’t? I had seen them, the Blue Berets, as they endeavoured to be a thin line between people who wanted to hurt, maim, and kill each other. In places like Cyprus and Beirut, Canadians asked their military to be peacekeepers. We seemed to be choosing, as a nation, not to make war, but to nurture and encourage civil discourse in the midst of conflict.
Lent|Vignette (The River)
A Lenten Collection Lent: We walk into the gathering danger & doubt surrounding Jesus as he made choices that led to the Cross. This is a time of preparation & reflection. Where
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