Dea. Richard’s meanderings & ruminations, reflections & challenges
Vintage Technology Credit: Carsten Frenzl I think it is fair to acknowledge that I’ve always been enamoured with technology, perhaps even to the extent that I should confess I’m a technophile. I love
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
An Appreciative Approach Credit: Appreciative Inquiry Commons Conversations are interesting things. In a recent blog, I explored what having different conversations might mean for the church. When we engage with one another,
Celebrities chatter Politicians pontificate Heroes hail In distraction community's creating caring healing happens We’re living in funny times. It’s almost as if we’ve forgotten who we were and what that means for
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
On high ground easy answers & censure clear In community understanding dawns as silent words listening accompany I was 17, the wind was sweeping across the War Memorial in Ottawa and I
Facebook: Like & Share Credit: Richard Manley-Tannis This last weekend, I was pretty excited to hang out with a congregation here in Winnipeg (John Black Memorial United Church), which was celebrating 100 years of
Grief interrupts life Tears soak agendas We long for predictability yet loss overwhelms & all we have is lament Death and goodbyes are numbing experiences. Regardless of any sense of preparation, once
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
Strength's illusionconceals weakness' fortitudeSuccess' miragemasks failure's courageHope subverts & meek shine What can I say? I’ve been empowered by ‘failure’ lately. I love the subversive whispering it does to a church facing a
