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Re: the Canada summer jobs grant and abortion and religious freedom So the government wants organizations who receive summer student funding to check a box saying they agree with women’s rights to access abortion. And religious organizations are calling it discriminatory, claiming persecution, and talking about religious freedom. Umm… Am I missing something here? Isn’t …
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I’ll be quick. Earlier this week, a bunch of Christians got together and wrote a document called the Nashville Statement. Basically, it’s one long document about biblical interpretation and same-sex marriage and lgbt inclusion in the church. Or rather, how those things shouldn’t be in the church. Most of the prominent names on it aren’t …
I wrote the following as a “report” on my sabbatical. Regarding Rhythms: Sabbath for Rest. Retreats for Reflection. Vacation for Recreation. Sabbatical for Renewal. As you by now know, I am back from a three month sabbatical. I’ve been thinking for weeks and weeks as to how to best describe my time away, and I …
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Regarding Rhythms: Sabbath for Rest. Retreats for Reflection. Vacation for Recreation. Sabbaticals for Renewal. I’ll be on vacation and Sabbatical til October 31, so I won’t be on here much. See you when I get back! Grace and Peace. Kyle
“How do we move on from here?” “I just don’t know what to do…” “Conflict is inevitable, but is middle ground even possible?” “Besides posting on social media, how do I show support?” I’ve had/observed several conversations with people since the school board meeting on Tuesday (It was quite a surreal meeting, as trustees ended …
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This week a parent talked to the local school board about bullying, and how schools talk (or don’t talk) about same-sex parents. You can read the article here. I’ve never met her, but she seemed quite prepared and confident, so I wasn’t going to say much on social media. I was rather much looking forward …
Continue reading “NEVER READ THE COMMENTS (on lgbt articles in steinbach. it’s exhausting.)”
Last week (I think) was the week of Christian unity, where we acted and prayed for Christian unity, or something like that. Which is a big step in the right direction, since it means that most of us aren’t killing each other anymore. This can only be a good thing. Anyhow. Like we usually do …
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Over the past few months, we at Grace been learning about the saints, and celebrating their faith stories by having mini-feasts in the foyer. This morning, we are celebrating St. Nicholas, the original Santa Claus. Nicholas was born in 3rd century to rich parents in what is now Turkey. However, they died when he was …
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Dear Christian, Beware of the niqab. But not because a piece of cloth over a woman’s face is any sort of threat to us. It’s not. What Muslim women wear on their faces has zero effect on our lives. I bet most of us would have to think long and hard to when we actually …
We’ve explored as to why LGBTQ inclusion has become the new orthodoxy test, even though it hasn’t been part of any credal confession for the past 2000 years. As a way forward, I’d like to offer two suggestions for everyone (There are a lot more important ones, especially ones addressing how we best keep teenagers …
Continue reading “The New Orthodoxy Test – Part Four: Bird Song”
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