The Skills We Need Now
What does faith and spirituality have to contribute to solving the biggest issues of our time? I think most of us recognize that there...
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Minister
Jun 29, 20232 min read
The inner place of the soul
Greetings to the Friends, Neighbours and Members of Cressy Glenora Church, I have the benefit of speaking to people about their faith and...
Minister
Jun 22, 20234 min read
Ah, Summer!
Greetings to the Friends, Neighbours and Members of Cressy Glenora Church, Ah, it's summer! I marked the day by heading to Sandbanks in...
Minister
Jun 14, 20233 min read
Walking the Aisles
June 15, 2023 Greetings to the Friends, Neighbours and Members of Cressy Glenora Church, When I was studying in Montreal, I often visited...
Minister
May 17, 20231 min read
Stop and smell the lilacs
Greetings to the Friends, Neighbours and Members of Cressy Glenora Church, How do we speak about the experiences of life that go beyond...
Minister
May 11, 20231 min read
The Mystery of Life Called Spring
Greetings to the Friends, Neighbours and Members of Cressy Glenora Church, What makes a house a home? One of the great spiritual teachers...
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Apr 8, 20231 min read
Happy Easter
"Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet, And of the one I'm taking to the Easter Parade." ~ Bing Crosby Today on Easter...
Minister
Apr 5, 20233 min read
I believe you...
I believe you. These are some of the most powerful, life-changing words we can say to another person.For example, how many times has this...
Minister
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Call for Tenders (April Fool's Joke!)
Proposal - Church Sanctuary Building to Be Moved Cressy Glenora Church is seeking tenders to move the sanctuary building from its current...
Minister
Mar 23, 20232 min read
P.I.E. Day
Oh, the earth is slowly waking up from under its blanket of snow. That's been the theme around here this winter: living under a blanket...
Minister
Mar 9, 20233 min read
Checking in...
Warm greetings to the Friends, Neighbours and Members of Cressy Glenora Church, I'm back from vacation and it was wonderful. I went down...
Minister
Feb 2, 20232 min read
The snow shovellin' life
The sanctuary building looked handsome after the snowfall last week. I paused to take a photo in appreciation. Our sanctuary has been...
Minister
Jan 25, 20232 min read
Snow Day
Remember when we used to look forward to "snow days?" We'd get the day off of school. We'd put on our parka and toque. Maybe a parent...
Minister
Jan 20, 20231 min read
Wintering
Here are some words by Donna Ashworth... "You may think yourself lazy, or flawed. Yet your body is made of almost exactly the same...
Minister
Jan 13, 20232 min read
Junk drawer
If you don't have a junk drawer at home, you can stop reading here and I'll see you next week. But if you DO have a junk drawer--like 99%...
Minister
Jan 6, 20232 min read
Sprouts
You may find it surprising that a student minister would recommend a book called Leaving Church! But the book, written by Barbara Brown...
Minister
Dec 31, 20221 min read
Nature photo competitions
The beginning of 2023 is a wonderful time to turn our mind's-eye to the year ahead. As a spiritual exercise (no matter your background),...
Minister
Nov 22, 20223 min read
Our minister in local documentary
As many of you may know, I moved here from the big city. Montreal had lots of opportunities... for work, for culture and for being...
Minister
Aug 18, 20223 min read
A difficult conversation: addiction is not a choice
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world's leading...
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