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Sanctuary
For a year and a half my wife and I took dance lessons. We learned Latin dances such as the Salsa, Rumba, Samba, Triple-Step, Merengue, and the Cha-Cha. I was motivated, at the start, by a beautiful vision in my … Continue reading
Posted in Theological Reflection
Tagged Anglican Church of Canada, bible, Christianity, Christians, Cross, dance, difference, diversity, ecumenism, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Faith Lutheran Church Ottawa, forgiveness, Full Communion, Genesis, good news, Gospel, Hebrew scripture, imperfect, International Dance, Jacob, Jesus, Julian of Norwich Anglican Church, Latin, Luke, Lutheran, merengue, New Testament, Old Testament, Peniel, persistence, prayer, preaching, River Jabbok, rumba, salsa, samba, sanctuary, sermon, Sunday, triple step, unity, Worship
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Better together
The story is told of a wide-eyed enthusiast who visited Mother Theresa in Calcutta. Over the last century, Mother Theresa has been admired by Christians worldwide for her dedicated, self-giving work for the poorest of the poor in India. The … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Theological Reflection
Tagged breath, breathing, Calcutta, Christian, communication, creation, difference, donkey story, Eleanor Roosevelt, Henri Nouwen, holy envy, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, India, interreligious dialogue, Krister Stendahl, liturgical season, liturgy, mission, Mother Theresa, Pentecost, pneuma, purpose, relationships, Richard Rohr, sermon, spiritual growth, story, team, Teamwork, together, triune God, Worship
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Marriage: valuing difference
I am an identical twin. Whenever people see my brother and me together, usually the first reaction is to express how similar we look and act. People, it seems, naturally start with what appears to unite us and make us … Continue reading
Posted in Theological Reflection
Tagged Christian, Christianity, comparative theology, difference, differentiation, diversity, God, health, healthy marriage, Hindu, Holy Trinity, Kahlil Gibran, Kristen Johnston Largen, love, Lutheran, marriage, multi-faith, poem, poetry, Raimon Panniker, relationship, religion, religious, sermon, The Prophet, unity, unity in diversity, wedding
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In the Other
When we moved into our new house last Spring, there were no trees in our backyard. And so I went to a local nursery and bought a beautiful looking Norway Spruce tree, about four feet high, which I planted at … Continue reading
Posted in Enneagram, Theological Reflection
Tagged appreciation, church, church unity, communal, community, difference, disciples, discipleship, diversity, evangelism, future church, future of the church, gifts, God, Gospel, grace, hope, imagination, in mission for others, incarnation, Jesus, love, Messiah, mission, missional, monastery, Norway Spruce, patience, perfectionism, photo, sermon, spiritual growth, unity in diversity, vision
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