There are many important things to consider when taking a long-distance bike trip. One of the most important, though often not the one that first comes to mind, is water. Because, you need to drink a lot of water when you are biking, but water is heavy and every extra bottle you carry takes up […]
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The problems of the world cannot be solved with the same tools that were used to create them. I received this piece of wisdom at a conference I attended a few years ago, and it has stuck with me ever since. I found myself thinking about it again this past week when the bishops of
On a Wednesday morning following Bible study, a small group of church folk, all members of the outreach team, gathered in the rector’s office to make decisions about how we would disburse our outreach money raised in 2022. This money, all $8,456*, was generated by our outreach fundraisers over the past year, including Purdy’s Chocolate
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It was a dark night in the late spring in northern Wisconsin. I bounced along in the passenger seat as we wove our way over rough roads and around the lakes that spill across the landscape. Arriving at our destination, a small boat launch on the water, we found a group of scientists, biologists, already
Are you the one that is to come, or are we to wait for another? John’s words come to Jesus, a question spoken through the mouths of his messengers, simple but powerful. It was not that long ago that the Baptist stood on the banks of the Jordan, delivering his fiery sermons to all who
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On a cold December evening, St. Faith’s was blessed to open its doors to the wider community for a world-class concert for the benefit of Ukraine. The evening featured renowned Ukrainian pianist Anna Sagalova, who fled the country with her son at the start of the war and now resides in the Lower Mainland of
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This is an ongoing series that pairs art from local artists with their reflections on topics of spirituality and faith. Come by St. Faith’s Anglican Church to experience the artist’s work Tuesday-Friday from 9:30 to 4pm or on Sundays. Artist’s Statement My work as an artist encompasses photography, writing, and textile-based art. In all practices,
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We live in a time of great grumbling. It was an observation I heard this week, specifically about the state of politics in the United States, but it stuck with me. The more I thought about it, the more I recognized the truth of it. And not just in American politics, but in our society
I was home-schooled in high school. It was a decision my parents came to after the first school shooting in Columbine, a tragedy that has been repeated with terrifying frequency in the years and decades that have passed since then. It was a decision I was fine with but one that had an unintended side-effect—it
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In the beginning of all things, when the heavens and the earth were first made, God crouched down in the dirt and pulled together the red clay to form the first human. If you have ever worked with clay, or watched someone else work with clay, then you know that there is a quality of