My Dream for The PCC in 2015
I have a dream for this Presbyterian Church of ours. We’re engaging in conversation around what full inclusion looks like for persons from the LGBTQ […]
General Assembly
Sound Resounds
There’s a game that Blue and I play. Honestly, I’m a little surprised that he’s still into it. We started before he could even talk – he’d be bundled up in the wrap on my front and as we’d walk through the city together I would tell him about all the things we could hear. When he started to talk, we’d take turns listening and sharing. And he still likes to play it.
Prayers for #ga139
The General Assembly of my denomination is meeting this week. In simple terms it’s the meeting where things are decided for the whole church in […]
From General Assembly in Edinburgh
It’s doesn’t feel like a May long weekend. Surely, today should involve a lake, bare legs, maybe the first mosquitoes and at very least a barbecue […]
Does Anyone Want to Change? That’s the Question
Re Impressions of a Time (not) Well Spent, July/August As one of the principal authors of one of the three overtures Glen Davis refers to […]
Flowing of God’s Guidance
Re July/August issue It was my privilege to be a first – time commissioner at General Assembly, so I was not jaded by much of […]
Speaking Up
Rodger Hunter of Boarding Homes Ministry, recipient of the E.H. Johnson award for being on the cutting edge of mission: “Boarding Homes Ministry does not […]
One of Many Voices
When I first stepped up to a microphone on Thursday, my heart was pounding and my hands shook, yet beyond all my nerves there was […]
Shouting Out
Rev. Rick Horst, Moderator of the 137th General Assembly: “In and of itself, there is nothing wrong with institutions, but the Presbyterian Church in Canada […]
Business as Usual
THE BIGGEST STORY at the 137th General Assembly is what didn’t happen. While considering several different seemingly unrelated recommendations, assembly proposed numerous new motions and […]
Three Things
The General Assembly reminded me of three important things that I want to share; things we should all be aware of, pray about, and respond […]
Impressions of a Time (not) Well Spent
To borrow a phrase: I did not insert the word ‘not’ above, and I don’t know who did! Actually, much of the week was well […]
Frustrated Visions
‘Vision’ is an awkward word. We know what it means, or think we know what it means, but rarely use it properly. ‘Visioning,’ the verb […]
A Watershed Moment?
The 137th General Assembly gathered “Down by the Riverside” on the lands of the Chippewas of the Thames, the Oneida Nation of the Thames (Onyot’a:ka), […]
At Least We Have an Anchor
Hymns shape us in ways deeper than our expressed theology—sometimes for good, sometimes not. Here are some hymns that should be shaping us. Agree? Disagree?
Business in Brief – June 11, 2010
Parish Nursing Program Approved The committee on theological education proposed a series of courses that can be credited toward a certificate in Reformed principles for […]
Business Briefs – June 10, 2010
Kairos Palestine Document Endorsed for Study and Report Assembly returned to the report of the ecumenical and interfaith relations committee, again asking if a document […]
Business in Brief – June 9, 2010
Laity and Communion A discussion about allowing lay people to administer communion continued Wednesday morning, but a decision is yet to be made. An amendment […]
Business in Brief – June 8, 2010
Han-Ca Presbyteries to be Explored The 2002 assembly approved an end to the trial period for the church’s Han-Ca presbyteries, but also called for a […]
Daily Digests
The Daily Digest provides an overview of each day’s events. Digests are distributed to commissioners at assembly, but you can read them online: Monday, June […]