by revnick | Jan 26, 2011 | Reflections
Typically I don’t talk about government issues here. It’s more of a matter of my position in the community. Also, I’m not in any particular favour of one party over another, I look to the leaders and candidates representing me, and if I like what I...
by revnick | Dec 29, 2010 | Reflections
It’s the week after Christmas. It’s the middle of the week, and I’m looking ahead to Sunday’s service. Over the last 6 weeks we’ve had lots of special services. We’ve had services of celebration in music, we’ve had the Sunday...
by revnick | Nov 30, 2010 | Church, Reflections
What do you do when you are asked to be with a family who want some sort of recognition or ritual when a loved one has passed away? You plan a funeral or memorial service, right? But what if that family was deeply hurt by the church 20 years ago at the most vulnerable...
by revnick | Nov 25, 2010 | Reflections
(I originally posted this on http://cruxifusion.ca) This past month some different lines of thought answering the question “What do we mean by God?” was published in a small, but national church magazine. As I read through the responses, I found myself asking the...
by revnick | Oct 15, 2010 | Environment, Reflections
Today bloggers are rallying to speak about a need in the world. I haven’t done anything like this before. Usually I think that simply tweeting, blogging, ‘liking’, or clicking doesn’t mean a whole lot. But this time I think that if...
by revnick | Oct 9, 2010 | Reflections
As I write this I am sitting in a cottage in northern Cape Breton. It is early October and the mountains, valleys and oceans are spectacular. I am writing this post, not directly into my blog, but rather as a note on my macbook because I have no internet access at the...