Tara Brach writes “the spiritual path is not a solo endeavour. In fact, the very notion of a self who is trying to free her/himself is a delusion. We are in it together and the company of spiritual friends helps us realize our interconnectedness.” There is something special that happens when we come together. That... Continue Reading →
Take Me out to the Ball Game
On Tuesday evening I got in a ball game at Comerica Park. It was a great night with three great guys. Thanks Mark and Dan and Rob for a good night – with special props to Mark for the wonderful seats. It was a wild evening. So much happened --- well everything happened but the... Continue Reading →
Afraid to use the G – Word.
Genocide is defined as “the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.” It is a term that has become synonymous with the Hitler’s Germany, and with Rwanda. Often forgotten is the first genocide of the 20th Century – The Armenian Genocide. Just last week we marked Yom Hashoah which is the Remembrance of the Holocaust. I was honoured to take... Continue Reading →
Being Loved Deeply, and Loving Deeply
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its... Continue Reading →
Learned last night: I am NOT a Priest
“There shall in that time be rumours of things going astray, erm, and there shall be a great confusion as to where things really are, and nobody will really know where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia-work base, that has an attachment. At that time, a friend shall lose his friend's hammer,... Continue Reading →
Farewell to a Fellow Servant
The best portion of a good man's life - his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. ~William Wordsworth Yesterday I received the sad news of the sudden death of a colleague – the Rev’d Stephen Demitroff. Stephen died suddenly and without warning. His wife Ruth and his family remain in the prayers of... Continue Reading →