TED|Ep. 4
I made a promise to TEDxWinnipeg (previously known as TEDxManitoba) in 2014. I committed to sharing their important work in my faith-based context. I have lived into that pledge by creating another recurring feature for A
#MicroPoetry|January ’16 Verses
Every month I tweet #MicroPoetry! In 140 characters, they are part prayer, thought, reflection, challenge or something in-between. I look forward to sharing them with you and hope that they may lead to reflection,
Vignette|Silence
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
(A)Theism
For those who read this blog regularly, you will know that, as an organisation, The United Church of Canada (UCC) has been exploring structural change. There are many rationales for this, often grounded in
Gallery|2015
There are the images used throughout 2015 for A Deacon's Musing. I hope that the visuals chosen speak to the words used in each blog. Just as importantly, I hope they not only complement
#MicroPoetry|December ’15 Verses
Every month I tweet #MicroPoetry! In 140 characters, they are part prayer, thought, reflection, challenge or something in-between. I look forward to sharing them with you and hope that they may lead to reflection,
#MicroPoetry|November ’15 Verses
Every month I tweet #MicroPoetry! In 140 characters, they are part prayer, thought, reflection, challenge or something in-between. I look forward to sharing them with you and hope that they may lead to reflection, musing
Phobia
Just as the lyrics for Phobia – by Outkast – are often prefaced with a parental advisory warning, this week’s musing may, as well! Though I realise I have written previously about being political, and about politics and racism – the most recent being Camelot – this last week (following the atrocious horror of the terror attacks in Paris) have rudely led me back to revisit these aspects of our human condition.
#LestWeForget
I think we are in danger of forgetting a central Christian tenet and one that threads through of the Abrahamic traditions: not only to care for the orphans and widows, but to address the implicit challenge to confront our choices and systems that make their lives a reality.
The Goal
Stay focusedImage: Ed Schipul “Keep your eyes on the goal,” he concluded with encouragement. That’s sort of how President Joey Dearborn of the Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario completed his verbal