Ascension Day is Coming – Do You Know What it Means?

Thursday is Ascension Day the day on which we remember Jesus ascension into heaven 40 days after he rose from the dead.  What I did not realize until recently is that for many this is also a celebration of the new creation that God brought into being by the ascension of Jesus.  What beautiful imagery to [...]

Does Love Overcome Violence?

In the last few days I have posted several articles about the love of God and prayer. I also posted one about the riots here in Seattle on May Day. Guess which one got the most traffic? It saddens me to see how much more easily we are drawn towards violence than towards love – [...]

Lord Jesus Christ Draw Close – A New Advent Video for 2011

This year’s Advent video focuses on our need to draw close to our Lord Jesus Christ during the Advent season. The music is “In Toto Corde ~ Lament” from the CD, ANTIPHON by the Coram Deo Ensemble. Below is a low quality preview, which you are free to use. The high quality version is now [...]

Soft-wired for empathy – Rifkin on the Empathic Society

A couple of days ago Scott Hackman left a comment on my post On Line Community: Does It Work.  He included a link to this video by Rifkin on the Empathic Society.  Evidently we are all soft wired for sociability, attachment, affection and companionship.  This I thought was particularly encouraging though in some ways it [...]

On LIne Community – Does It Work?

Yesterday I posted statistics on how social media is shaping our lives .  It is interesting to see the response to this and recognize the different ways in which we grapple with deluge of social media in relation to our faith.  There are lots of resources emerging to help us maintain a strong and vibrant faith [...]

Carrie Underwood Sings How Great Thou Art

Back from Connecticut and feeling a little overwhelmed by all I need to accomplish before heading to Australia in 2 weeks.  Stopped to listen to this and it certainly made me feel a lot better.  I hope you enjoy it too.

Mormon Tabernacle Choir Sings Hallelujah Chorus

This is a beautiful way to end the day and an even more beautiful way to prepare for the coming of Christ

Advent Selah and More With Jeff Johnson

Yesterday I uploaded my new Advent meditation video for 2010 with music by Jeff Johnson.  So I thought that you would like to know about upcoming events with Jeff. He is one of my favourite Celtic musicians Selah Service – Sunday November 28th St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church 1318 State Highway 532 Camano Island, WA 98282 [...]

Be a Difference; Make A Difference – Podcast by Tom Sine

Here is the latest podcast that Tom has done talking about ways to make a difference and be a difference.  He was interviewed by Jonathan Blundell last week on Something Beautiful

The Wisdom of Stability

Our good friend Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove has a new book out called The Wisdom of Stability. We live in an incredibly mobile society that where on an average people move every 2-3 years.  Jonathan questions this way of life and claims that the need to become rooted in a community lies deep within us.  There is [...]