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Share Work and Traditions

The initial year in a new city and new ministry sometimes feels like a series of “firsts” strung together: first meal in a new home, first day in a new office, first holiday away from community and family. One of the “firsts” I was looking forward to this fall was

Waiting, Hoping, Feasting

Early in November, there was a story going round the internet that Stove Top Stuffing was offering branded stretchy pants in time for American Thanksgiving. I don’t know if these really exist. They seemed to be off sale almost as soon as they were offered. However, this tells us something

December 2017 Magazine

December’s issue is on Feasts. We’ll hear from Donald McKenzie, priest at St. Philip’s, on the spiritual aspects of feasts, and from Michelle Owens, newly-appointed principal of the Centre for Christian Studies, on her experience at Feast for Friends, held by the Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre. We’ll also hear from James

Shared Pain: The Power of Jeremiah’s Laments

“You deceived me, LORD, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me. Whenever I speak, I cry out proclaiming violence and destruction. So the word of the LORD has brought me insult and reproach all day long.” ‒ Jeremiah 20:7-8

The Same Old Thing: an Interview with Mike Koop

Mike Koop is a musician who regularly leads worship at saint benedict’s table, where most of what we sing is original music written by members of the community. I asked him a few questions about how he approaches writing music for Sunday worship and how he views his role as

Why do We Sing what We Sing in Church?

I love music. I particularly love hymns ‒ at least most hymns. Ancient office hymns and gospel hymns each have their niche. I love what we call “praise music” as well. I like to think that each person who sits in the choir or in a pew is open to

Music and Spirituality

Music has had a significant place in my life and in some ways has been a “character” or perhaps more accurately a kind of dialogue partner in my life story. Music has invited me into new spaces of existence and existentiality, has confronted me, and has comforted me. When approached

November Magazine 2017

November’s issue of Rupert’s Land News is all about how music connects to spirituality and its role in the Church. View it below in Issuu or download the pdf here.

Division and Unification

Anglicans tend to be ambivalent about the Reformation. Are we a reformed church or not? I can already see the letters to the editor answering this question vehemently from both sides – and that very disagreement tells us something about the Anglican Church. Certainly the Church in England was caught

The Persecution of the Anabaptists

I pushed on the worn, stout, wooden door with oversized iron hardware and ducked as I stepped over the threshold and into the dim, stone-walled cell. A rough bed-like wooden frame, with iron chains, stocks, and shackles, took up most of the room. I tried to grasp what went on here

Reformation and Renewal

When we start something new, we most often begin with good intentions. We want what is best for our communities, for our faith, for our families, and for our world. I believe Martin Luther fully intended to address the injustices he found in his faith community and in his context.

Changing the Legacy of the Reformation

The year 1517 is the symbolic heart of the Reformation and has led to the commemorations of its 500th anniversary in 2017. It is the year in which Martin Luther was purported to have nailed his Ninety-five Theses for the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church to the door of

October Magazine 2017

October’s issue of RLN explores the continuing legacy of the Reformation for its 500th anniversary. You can download the pdf or read it in Issuu below.

A Return to Allegorical Readings of Scripture

There are texts in scripture that present moral problems and, throughout history, the Church has found it difficult to come to terms with many of the teachings and stories in scripture. Today, the Church employs various approaches to these difficult texts: the more conservative voices usually place the importance of

Children’s Place in Church Community

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me,” but how do we do that in these changing times? Our approach to children’s spiritual formation in the Church is changing, as we have seen through the “Killing Sunday School & Birthing Cross+Gen Community” movement and other conversations exploring ways of

Mickey Mouse and Youth Ministry

In a 1989 article for Youthworker Journal, Stuart Cummings-Bond declared, “Churches with strong youth programs have usually controlled adolescence by corralling it, by institutionalizing it ‒ and not within the daily rhythm of the church, but outside of it, in a smaller circle that is tangent to the larger one,

September Magazine 2017

RLN is back with September’s issue on the Inter-generational Church. In this issue, we take a look at how the different generations of the Church relate to one another. Also included is an update from the Anglican Foundation on its 60th anniversary and a piece on allegorical readings of scripture.

Statement Denouncing White Supremacy, Terrorism, and Violence

“My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the walls of my heart! My heart is beating wildly; I cannot keep silent.” – Jeremiah 4:19 Such are the words of a Middle Eastern prophet some 2,700 years ago. During their time, ancient prophets exposed and challenged social injustice, abuses

CURRENT ISSUE

Bethlehem Moments

This is a special edition of Rupert’s Land News. In this issue, people from across the Diocese have submitted their Bethlehem Moments. As we enter the seasons of Advent and await the coming of Christ, we once again listen to and learn from the story of the Nativity — the first of many times the world encountered Jesus and was forever changed by His presence. Hearing the story of the Nativity again gives us the opportunity to reflect on the moments when we recognized the presence of God in our own lives — our Bethlehem Moments.

In every moment of our lives, through thick and thin, God is with us and He loves us. This is why He is our Emmanuel. With the arrival of Christmas Day, we celebrate Christ’s body — His coming into the world as fully divine, and now, fully human. Together, we live our stories. Together, we welcome our Saviour. Together, we celebrate the Body of Christ as the Body of Christ.

Peace be with you, and Merry Christmas.

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