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Today's Office

Today my office is a rocky beach just below UBC. Today my desk chair is a water worn log. My walls are the eroding cliffs and the distant mountains. My floor is made up of a thousand cobbles that... read more

6/14/2019 11:14:07 AM by Jason M. Brown

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There is no Closure with Grief and Loss

There is no closure with grief and loss that you experience in the death of someone you love. It is excruciatingly painful, and those losses stay with you for the rest of your life. I want you to... read more

6/13/2019 1:05:55 AM by Paul Bane

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You Can Change Your Life with My Help

I understand the weight of the discouragement you feel when you let yourself and others down. You desire with all your heart to have positive relationships. However, your negative feelings about... read more

6/10/2019 12:17:12 AM by Paul Bane

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Temples, Bodies, and Sacred Space

God wants to meet with us. It goes both ways: we want to meet with God. Something deep in our human being yearns for more, to commune, meet with and contemplate divinity. But we often think of... read more

6/7/2019 6:52:51 PM by Mark Longhurst

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Walking Contradictions

The weather was perfect. I took a gravel trail of the main rode. I found myself in a small cluster of Aspen trees, which always remind me of the mountains of Utah. The sound their leaves make in the... read more

6/7/2019 11:26:04 AM by Jason M. Brown

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You are Never Alone for I am Always with You

I want you to recall the probing words I spoke to Job, where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Everything that exists since the beginning of time is a witness and testimony of my glory.... read more

6/6/2019 12:25:07 AM by Paul Bane

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The Sacred Earth - Guest Post by Michael Allan

Is Earth a sacred place for us, given by the hand of the Creator – or have we lost sight of Earth’s sacredness? Pope Francis, in the encyclical Laudato Si’, shows the grave consequences of our... read more

6/4/2019 6:49:16 PM by Mark Longhurst

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Season of Light

I am very grateful for the great flux between light and darkness here in Vancouver; between day and night, between winter and summer, between Good Friday and Easter.... read more

6/4/2019 10:44:54 AM by Jason M. Brown

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I am with You and will watch over You

I do not want you to be afraid or let fear overwhelm you. Keep your eyes on me, for I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. The world, at times, is a scary place. be still and rest in... read more

6/3/2019 11:18:14 PM by Paul Bane

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The Peace and Presence of Christ in our Heart

In Mindful Christianity, we are learning how to pay attention to what we are thinking to settle and quiet the mind down. In seeking God, we desire to experience a sense of calmness and the peace and... read more

5/31/2019 10:26:25 PM by Paul Bane

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Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove on Prayer, Action, and Unlearning...

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a celebrated speaker, writer, and activist living in Durham, North Carolina. He is the author, most recently, of Reconstructing the Gospel : Finding Freedom from... read more

5/29/2019 11:57:51 PM by Mark Longhurst

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Finding Light in the Gaps

This week, as I often do, I walked along my favorite trail in Pacific Spirit Park, near the University of British Columbia. There are no long views in the park. However, the shifting patterns of... read more

5/28/2019 7:59:10 PM by Jason M. Brown

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Feeling Busy All the Time

It is so easy to be swept away, feeling busy all the time that you lose the awareness of my presence. The activities of life are distractions that separate you from me. Everyone struggles with the... read more

5/27/2019 6:47:49 PM by Paul Bane

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