Minister's Musings

I’m speechless that we are at the May long weekend. It feels like we whizzed through Lent and that Easter happened ages ago. Next month the United Church marks its 100th anniversary, and it feels like only last month we were dreaming about that day ‘next year’ when we’d have something ready for the 100th. This year’s advent calendar is even creeping onto the staff meeting agenda already. read more

On CBC radio morning show over the last week in preparation for Mother’s Day, they have been gathering the advice of our mothers from listeners. There have been some real zingers. read more

When I was in the looooooooooong discernment process to become a minister (long on my part because there MUST be SOMETHING ELSE I was supposed to do), I remember attending some kind of conference where there were a bunch of already-minted and experienced ministers. One of them told me about his ‘call story.’ read more

In United churches across the country this Sunday, communities of faith will celebrate Camping Sunday. Some churches may decorate the chancel with tents or fake campfires, others may hand out marshmallows to everyone who enters. And a few camp songs will be sung! read more

We are finally here in this intense week we call Holy. Today the gym is set up for prayer- different kinds of spiritual practice linked to 12 different people who journeyed with Jesus.  Open from 3 to 8, I hope you will drop in for a moment, walk the labyrinth, take a breath. read more

For the last five weeks we’ve been focusing on the practice of laying down our burdens. In order to lay a burden down we need to pay attention to it, understand our relationship to it, figure out why we are still holding on and how it’s feeding us, and then figure out if we’re ready to let it go, and then … let it go. read more