Minister's Musings

Where did your faith come from? I mean, how did it come to pass that you are connected with a faith community, that you have a relationship with the divine, however you would talk about that? Did it develop from childhood, learned at the feet of adult mentors? Did it emerge in adolescence as you questioned everything, including your place in the universe? Did it emerge as you faced challenges in life that called for it? And if you lost it along the way, has it returned? And if so, how does that happen? read more

What are you up to tomorrow? Do you have any plans? June 21st, Solstice, and National Indigenous Peoples Day. Just below this musing, you will find a message from the United Church of Canada Moderator, Carmen Landsdowne encouraging us to celebrate the day with joy and intention. And below that is a link to a beautiful list of opportunities to get out and participate in indigenous-led celebrations all over the lower mainland. read more

Love… No matter what. This morning when I turned on the news I felt like turning it off and crawling back into bed. Israel had bombed targeted sites in Iran raising the spectre of another round of tit-for-tat destruction. Of course, there is complex background to the story, but it is not just a story. It is real suffering of real people. My heart goes out to everyone connected to Iran in our own community and abroad. And my “pull to covers over” reaction also has background given what has gone on lo these many months not only in Iran but in Gaza, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Sudan, Myanmar, Democratic Republic of Congo. The cycles of suffering is not easy to hold gently in my heart and mind. I am sure that it is not easy for you either. read more

Bewildered. Amazed. Astonished. Perplexed. These are the words used by Luke to describe what folks were feeling on that regular ol’ day of Pentecost in Jerusalem oh so long ago. read more

Did you know that The Rev. Dr. Simon LeSieur, minister at West Vancouver United Church, is also the President of the Pacific Mountain Regional Council?  read more

Hi everyone, St Augustine once said, “My soul is restless until it finds its rest in you, O God.” He was mostly known as a saint because of his great writings, but at the heart of things he was a saint because he devoted himself to that restless soul. read more