Travelling Together

3 October 2014rolanddevries

This blog post of mine was re-printed in the October 2014 issue of the Presbyterian Record, so thought I would re-post the blog version here […]

Driving Division

20 September 2014rolanddevries

Reflections on the faithful pursuit of discussion within the church – and generating the willingness to do so. An open letter has generated equal […]

summer holidays – making memories?

28 August 2014rolanddevries

It took me a few years to get it, but I have now accepted the obvious – namely, that summer holidays aren’t about me. Vacations […]

Travelling together – but how exactly?

19 August 2014rolanddevries

Several weeks before she passed away this summer, Shuling Chen (former Chaplain of The Presbyterian College) gave her friends an opportunity to travel with her […]

A Story of Change

1 May 2014rolanddevries

Change has been in the walls and in the ground and in the pews and in the programs and in the financial outlook. So here’s just a sampling of changes made in our congregation’s life over these past years.

Atheism and Morality – Can they meet?

31 March 2014rolanddevries

If you want to infuriate an atheist, here’s a quick and easy solution: offer the opinion that atheists can’t be morally good. Even more, if […]

Congregational Aesthetics – beyONd our walls (3/3)

24 March 2014rolanddevries

In this short blog series I’ve been exploring this question: What is the aesthetic profile of your congregation. Otherwise put: What do the artwork and […]

Losing Self? — Faith, Memory, Identity

20 March 2014rolanddevries

We’ve all had that feeling of disorientation at some point. Perhaps you are staying in a hotel somewhere, or visiting family for a few days. […]

glass, beauty, fragility, strength

14 March 2014rolanddevries

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congregational aesthetics: a LIVING faith (2/3)

12 March 2014rolanddevries

In this short blog series I’m exploring this question: What is the aesthetic profile of your congregation? Every congregation has an aesthetic profile, a profile […]

temptation and love – a conversation with Jesus

9 March 2014rolanddevries

Jesus, when I hear again the story of your temptation – when I read about those 40 days you spent out in the wilderness – […]

Congregational Aesthetics: The Weight of History (1/3)

7 March 2014rolanddevries

What is the aesthetic profile of your congregation? When you think about the artwork or memorials or liturgical accoutrements of your congregation, what kind of […]

when Facebook dies

25 February 2014rolanddevries

What happens when Facebook dies? Of course it isn’t a question of whether Facebook will die – only when. It might happen slowly as users […]

Consistoire de Montréal – Réponse au Projet de loi 60

14 February 2014rolanddevries

Réponse au Projet de loi no 60 du Consistoire de Montréal Église presbytérienne au Canada Le Consistoire de Montréal, corps administratif de l’Église presbytérienne au […]

Caress, Love, Difference (thoughts on Valentine’s Day)

14 February 2014rolanddevries

In my book Becoming Two in Love I have created brief, first-person “moments” that give expression to the account and ethics of sexual difference otherwise described somewhat […]

Embodying Forgiveness through the Arts

12 February 2014rolanddevries

This is an audio/visual presentation of an event we held at Kensington Church – exploring a theological theme through the arts. We found it enriching […]