In the Clinical Pastoral Education, one of the skills we teach is theological reflection. The method I use is based on Robert Kinast’s 1996 book Let Ministry Teach: A Guide to Theological Reflection and his subsequent book Making Faith Sense: Theological Reflection in Everyday Life. Theological reflection is not reserved

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Any treatise of the history of filmmaking would be remiss to mention the influence of George Lucas. Director/creator of the Star Wars universe (which spans movies, TV shows, video games, comic books, toys, and more), Lucas initiated a world of

Our society no longer knows how to deal with death, grief, and mourning. No more do the grieving shroud themselves in black, indicating to those around them a loss has been suffered. So how, or where, does one hold that brokenness now? I have found that pain, and healing, is

God created Adam and Eve in God’s image and every human being who has ever lived reflects this – the imago dei. This means we create because our God is creative; we tell stories because God is a storyteller. Stories are a fitting medium for a God who is called

Once upon a time… Sing in me Muse and through me tell the story… In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit… Perhaps you’ve heard these lines before. They are a signal. They tell us something is coming, something strange and beautiful, something wild and imaginative. But how

May’s issue on Myth explores the human compulsion behind telling stories, with articles from Loralee Dyck, Matt Civico, and Hannah Foulger, as well as a via media piece on theological reflection by Mary Holmen. You can download the pdf, or read it in Issuu below. Individual articles: Editorial and Bishop’s

With Spring beginning to make an appearance, you may be thinking about sprucing up your home, or getting to those renovations you put off over Winter. Whatever it is, here are some helpful tips for simple things you can do to reduce the carbon footprint of your home, as well

I started defending the environment by arguing with people about the amount of napkins and paper towels they used. “You’re killing my future children!” is a phrase I’d often yell at my friends when I was a passionate, but naïve, teenager. In my mind, napkins were a symbol of our

We have been rehearsing the phrase “Stewards of Faith” since the Diocese of Rupert’s Land Synod 2016. The phrase seems new to most of us, and some of us have been unsure what it means; I still get lost in the deep images the phrase conjures up for me. But,

Praise be to God, the Father of lights and colour. His faithfulness never ceases to amaze me. I am humbled that the Creator of the universe is faithful to meet me at the empty canvas time and again, allowing me to partner with him with the creative spirit in me.

April’s issue of RLN is on Stewardship, exploring how Christians are called to be stewards of the Church and the environment, with articles from Geoff Woodcroft, Jamie Fox, and Beverley Eert. Also included is some art for Easter from Portland, Oregon, artist Anneli Anderson. You can download the pdf or

Whatever else believers do, they worship God. For some, that’s where the trouble starts. In an age of unreferenced spirituality, it’s much better to speak about God in non-specific ways so as not to privilege or offend. Thus, a person may affirm their spiritual nature without the risk of particularity.

Christ as an infant was presented in the Temple and received by the very old Simeon and Anna as the revelation of God, as both “light to the Gentiles” and “glory to His people Israel.” The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple illuminates a fundamental principle of

Questions about who does what – and why – in Christian worship can, and have, filled books. Generally, the role of an order (baptized, deacons, priests, and bishops) in worship reflects the role of those people in the life of the Body of Christ outside of worship. Every community has

As global, national, local atrocities are seemingly on the rise, humanitarian efforts abound. God’s work is flourishing as countless spokespersons and activists respond to the needs that exist throughout the world, inspiring others to do the same. For example, David Letterman’s recent Netflix series, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,