Spirited Reflections
Respecting Mother Earth like we do our own mothers by John Dillon
April 23, 2015
Originally posted on rabble.ca.
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Locked Doors by Charmila Ireland
April 12, 2015
Charmila Ireland is a Master of Divinity student at Knox College, a member of Knox Presbyterian Church in Teeswater, Ontario, and a former intern at Project Ploughshares. It has been a busy few weeks in the church. Palm branches were…
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Easter is a conspiracy of hope
April 1, 2015
Watch KAIROS’ Easter video message Dear Friends, Every year I approach Easter in the same way, hungry for the renewal it offers. This weekend, in my church, with my community, in song and story, I will be tangibly reminded of…
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Good Things Can Come to Those Who Wait—and Weep by Stephen Bede Scharper
March 31, 2015
Stephen Bede Scharper, Roman Catholic, is a former editor with Orbis Books and Novalis Publishing, and currently associate professor of environment and religious studies at the University of Toronto. If good things come to those who wait, they also can…
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A Spirituality of Advocacy by Esther Epp-Tiessen (MCC)
March 24, 2015
Solidarity. Integrity. Respect. Humility. Lament. Hope.
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Make Us Brave and Keep Us Tender by Lauren Hodgson
March 23, 2015
As we mark Palm and Passion Sunday Lauren Hodgson of the United Church of Canada tells us how we need to be both brave in our struggle for justice and tender with ourselves as we speak truth to power.
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Abundance of Life in Reconciled Relationships by George C. George
March 16, 2015
George C. George, student at Emmanuel College, tells us that we’re to not be “ecological exiles”, but embrace the abundance of life that is reconciled with God’s creation.
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Cross and Wilderness by Maylanne Maybee
March 9, 2015
Maylanne Maybee of the Anglican Church of Canada tell us that the sign of the cross lifted up may bring healing and life. Or maybe it won’t be the cross at all. Rather, it will be through words or touches…
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Fasting for imagination to solve the climate crisis by Jennifer Henry
March 5, 2015
Click above to read Jennifer Henry’s blog post on rabble.ca about her decision to fast for climate justice today (March 5)
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Remembered Wellness by Jim Sinclair
March 2, 2015
Jim Sinclair of the United Church of Canada helps us remember in this Lenten season those who, out of their ability to forgive, remain committed to demanding justice and inspiring hope.
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Keeping the Promise by Willard Metzger
February 17, 2015
Willard Metzger, a Mennonite, reminds us that God is part of a preserving covenant with all creation.
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The Day of the Lord May Not Be What You Expect by Heather McCance
February 11, 2015
Heather MCance of The Anglican Church of Canada suggests that we may need to reexamine our expectations of “The Day of the Lord”.
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Freedom. Speech. Stones. “Tell Them to Stop.” by Marianna Harris
January 29, 2015
Marianna Harris of the United Church of Canada reflects on how even stones cry out for justice.
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God’s Economy of ‘Enough for All’ by Anne Morris
January 19, 2015
Anne Morris, an Anglican, lays out how the economy where God reigns in justice and peace is Enough for All.
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A Call for Courageous Justice by Ida Kaastra-Mutoigo
January 19, 2015
Ida Kaastra-Mutoigo of the Christian Reformed Church in North America channels God’s voice in telling us to not hold our assets, family and work relationships so tightly that we can’t hear God’s call to us to do justice and love…
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A call to forgive by Huda Kandalaft
January 19, 2015
Huda Kandalaft of the Presbyterian Church in Canada challenges us to forgive even as prophet Jonah forgave those of Nineveh he did not want to encounter.
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The Water that Connects All Life by Jennifer Henry
January 15, 2015
Jennifer Henry reminds us that we are invited to immerse ourselves as Christ did in our own watersheds to connect ourselves with both the pain and transformation of being one with creation.
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Christ Candle Prayer
December 22, 2014
Here is a Christmas Eve/Christmas Day candle-lighting prayer that matches the other candle-lighting prayers used in the KAIROS 2014 Advent resource One: Called to be a reconciling people, we gather together to experience the birth of the Christ child, one…
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WI’AM Means Agape
December 12, 2014
From beside the Separation wall in Bethlehem, Paul Gehrs reflects on determination, persistence, and the ongoing struggle for a just peace in Palestine and Israel.
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Prepare IN the Wilderness: Reflection for Advent 3 by Stephen Larson
December 9, 2014
Stephen Larson from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada tells us that punctuation is important in that it is IN the wilderness times of our lives that we prepare the way of the Lord.
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To Repent, to Reconcile, to Make New
December 7, 2014
Sara Stratton reflects on the call to repentance and reconciliation in this sermon for Advent 2.
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New Palestine
December 5, 2014
Paul Gehrs reflects on his experience at the “Life with Dignity” conference celebrating the 5th anniversary of Kairos Palestine.
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To be in Bethlehem in Advent
December 2, 2014
Paul Gehrs reflects on the shortest Advent ever — from his church in Winnipeg to the manger in Bethlehem in 24 hours.
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Radical Hospitality by Heather Vais
November 17, 2014
Heather Vais of the Presbyterian Church in Canada tells us that hospitality, radical hospitality is what the Kingdom is God really looks like.
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Perceiving Justice through the Ears and Eyes of Others by Tom Billard
November 10, 2014
Tom Billard helps us reinterpret Jesus’ Parable of the Talents through the ears and eyes of the poor and oppressed of first century Palestine.
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To Remember is to Work for Peace
November 3, 2014
Sara Stratton tells us why she wears both a bright red poppy and a pin that reads “To remember is to work for peace” in the lead up to Remembrance Sunday.
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The presence of God in all Creation by George C. George
October 27, 2014
George C. George speaks to us of how God is present in all creation.
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KAIROS Thanksgiving Message 2014
October 10, 2014
KAIROS Thanksgiving Video Message: thriving with resilience, gratitude and faith 5 yrs after CIDA cut
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