Loss is never an easy thing. We are constantly confronted with our hurt, another’s, and the world’s. When death arrives at our doorstep there are mixed emotions. Sometimes relief, sometimes wailing, sometimes deep celebration and loss. Often, its arrival bears some combination of all of these.
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
Jeannette & Brittany One of the touchstones I have honoured, since beginning to blog in 2008, is to seek the balance of using my personal context/story as an invitation for others
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
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
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
Rituals & Rings Though I did not grow up in the church, per se, I do recall attending a funeral in my family’s faith of origin at a young age. I admit
The Tragically Hip I loved my time in Kingston, Ontario. I totally enjoyed the experience of my first foray into graduate school in the Classics Department at Queen’s University. The intellectual heights
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
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
