Dan Prysunka, Author at The HighWay

On a Cold Winter’s Snow

Dan Prysunka — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 09:30:39 +0000

On one not so typical winter day in January 1963, the bitter frigid wind whistled sharply on my face as it skipped over the fields whipping around the frozen harvested wheat stubble. My nine-year-old brother, and I at eleven, were extremely excited as we anticipated seeing the monster-sized snow drifts we had heard about, covering […]

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The Anglican Church in Canada

Dan Prysunka — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:43:20 +0000

I will conclude the History of the Anglican Church in Canada with the remaining story of the expansion of Northwestern Canada (Prairies) and the Distant West from the book “Our Heritage,” circa 1946 by The Reverend R. J. Pierce. Northwestern Canada (Prairies) Up until World War One, immigration and the consequent growth of the Church […]

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Anglican Church in Canada Part 3 of 5

Dan Prysunka — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 09:28:28 +0000

Expansion West and North The Expansion Westward and Northward of the Anglican Church, based on the book “Our Heritage,” circa 1946, by Reverend R.J. Pierce. Fort Douglas in Rupert’s Land, now Manitoba, was founded by Thomas Douglas in 1812. Now known as Winnipeg, it was also known as the Red River colony or Assiniboia. The […]

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History of the Anglican Church in Canada Part 2 of 5

Dan Prysunka — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:49:31 +0000

The Old Church comes to Upper and Lower Canada In Upper Canada, loyalist exiles from New York travelled westwards. The route leading to the Niagara River was the quickest way to find protection beneath the British flag. Some settled in Kingston. Several hundred settled near the first capital of the new province of Upper Canada, […]

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Part 1: The History of the Anglican Church in Canada

Dan Prysunka — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:04:12 +0000

This historical account is based on articles from “Our Heritage,” circa 1946. The article was entitled, “The Old Church Comes to Canada,” written by the Rev. Canon A.R. Kelly, M.A. This is the first of a series of articles on our history as Anglicans in Canada, starting with Nova Scotia. Canada’s Anglican history began with […]

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Adam and Eve: What is the Bible trying to Teach us?

Dan Prysunka — Sat, 31 May 2025 08:27:44 +0000

The story of Adam and Eve is about choices and consequences. Right and wrong. Choices mattered then and they matter today for us all. God gave them truly clear guidelines and responsibilities as to what was expected of Adam and Eve as they came to be in the Garden of Eden, a perfect paradise except […]

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What Comes from Studying The Bible

Dan Prysunka — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:27:25 +0000

Confirmed into the Anglican Church at age 13 in 1965, I genuinely enjoyed my young years in the church. God was with me. However, later I went through what I called those “lost teen years. “I always knew I would return. I never forgot my church, and I did return. I became a dedicated Christian […]

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The Epistle of Diognetus

Dan Prysunka — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:23:59 +0000

I would like to present a rare letter, an apologetic almost lost to history: the “Epistle to Diognetus” (Greek, name meaning God-born), from Chapter 5-6, of twelve chapters believed written by Mathetes, which only means student, pupil, or disciple. Neither the author Mathetes nor the receiver Diognetus are known to history. I was intrigued by […]

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