February 2025

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A Model for Daring Discipleship for Seniors!

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Lynne McNaughton

A Brave Calling: The Cost of Discipleship

Ninety-nine years ago, on February 4, 1906, German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born into a rapidly changing world. His thirty-nine years of life ...

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Andrew Stephens-Rennie

WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN

How to write an article about parish events Writing for The HighWay can be very fulfilling, especially when it is about people that you know ...

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John Lavender

Spirituality: Making Room for Everyone

What do you envision when you think about spirituality? I picture quiet and stillness; calm, silence, spaciousness and depth for my soul. These are the ...

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Kristy Arndt

The Epistle of Diognetus

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, ...

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Dan Prysunka

In Thanks for Light and Life

As February dawns it may be easy to forget the beauty and wonder of Christmastide. Winter still holds us in its grip, and the days ...

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David Burrows

Around and About the Diocese — February 2025

Christmastide at St Saviour’s, Nelson

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Welcome to My World as a Church Music Minister

Over the years in my role as a church music director, I have responded to many questions and comments by parishioners, which have led me ...

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Norene Morrow

Servant’s Heart — Part 1: Getting Started as a Deacon

An Inquirer: Is a person who is considering that he/she may be called to ordained ministry, wants to learn more about the discernment process, and ...

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Epiphany Reflection: Daring Discipleship

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Lynne McNaughton

The Beginning

What if this is only the beginning? While empires clash, while sea levels rise, while markets crash, and temperatures rise, how might we live if ...

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Andrew Stephens-Rennie

Carols into January!

Well, it’s January, and the Christmas season has been over for quite some time … according to the secular commercial world. Going by their calendar, ...

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Norene Morrow

Around and About the Diocese

98th Birthday Celebrated, St Margaret’s, Peachland A beloved member of St Margaret’s Parish in Peachland for some 68 years, Betty Sutherland, recently celebrated her 98th ...

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Unfolding the New

2025 has come, and in the transition to this new year, many of us have embraced the ritual of the many familiar occurrences and cultural ...

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David Burrows

In Memoriam

Kootenay Contact announced the passing of three retired priests in November: The Rev. Mark Mealing, the Rev. Brock Lupton, and the Rev. James Kiddel: May ...

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The HighWay

It’s a Matter of Time

We live in a world filled with time. There’s not enough of it, or too much of it. We save it, or we waste it. ...

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Andrea Brennan

Epiphany 2025: All Through the Year!

As we open our hearts to God’s presence around us and to the ways God speaks to our hearts in this liminal season of ...

Written by

Trish McCarthy

Milestone Ministries

Michelle Collins is a Lutheran Deacon who offers a workshop sponsored by the North American Deacon’s Conference. With the transitions happening in our churches today, ...

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Patricia Simons

God Bless the Diocese!

I am writing this article on the cusp of our new church year, and as you read it, a new calendar year is just beginning. ...

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Catherine Ripley

Whose Cloud? Which Light?

Back in 2021, the Rev. Canon Dr. Herb O’Driscoll (1928-2024) served as the speaker (by Zoom) to our annual clergy conference for the Diocese of ...

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David Tiessen

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