May 2023 Archives - The HighWay

Reflection The Ascension

David Tiessen — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:39:38 +0000

Recently, my daughter’s grade 12 philosophy class watched the groundbreaking 1999 movie The Matrix. I was not surprised that it was being shown as a philosophical movie – it is indeed filled with both philosophical and theological themes and references. I was a bit surprised that not that many of the students had seen the […]

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Release Ourselves Into God’s Life-Giving Stream

Andrew Stephens-Rennie — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:38:56 +0000

On the third last day of the Rossland ski season, after a morning meeting with the regional dean on the slopes of Red Mountain, I walked into my local bookshop. Walking up Washington past the clothing store, the parking lot, and then the thrift shop, that’s where you’ll find the Gold Rush, our little community […]

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Induction of Co-Incumbents

Deborah Mason — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:36:35 +0000

St Francis Anglican (Lake Country) held an innovative and significant Induction Service on March 12, 2023 to appoint Reverend Jane Bourcet and Reverend Paul Martinson as co-incumbents of the parish. Archdeacon James Cowan presided, and in accordance with the practice of the Diocese appointed both priests. The service also involved the congregation, who in turn […]

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Worship as Counter-Protest

Nick Pang — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:35:05 +0000

The right to protest is a freedom protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In a politically polarized world, on both the left and the right, this truism often takes on near sacred qualities. Coming from Quebec, which is known for its history of collective action, I was imbued early on with the […]

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The Spiritual Practice of Saying “No”

Kristy Arndt — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:32:22 +0000

Spiritual Development God only No(s)! The spiritual practice of saying ‘No.’ How do you feel when you say ‘No’? Does it make you uncomfortable? Are you worried you will be judged or disappoint someone? Many of us struggle with saying ‘No.’ Have you ever considered saying ‘No’ to be a spiritual practice? We use spiritual […]

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Dance, Then, Wherever You May Be

Heather Karabelas — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:29:46 +0000

Servant’s Heart — From the Desk of a Deacon “Dance, then, wherever you may be” Sydney Carter- 1963 My Diaconal ministry takes place in both the wider community and in a small church community of committed disciples who exhibit the presence of Christ. They care about each other and the building and grounds on which […]

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SUBLIME ART: The Expression

John Lavender — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:28:48 +0000

So far in this series of articles, we have considered the idea that sublime art has an element of religious feeling within it. It also has the grandeur of nature, which connects us with concepts of the Divine. That is because of the way we relate to God and nature; metaphorically, on a grand scale. […]

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LIVING: For Eternity or in The Here and Now?

Yme Woensdregt — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:25:05 +0000

Does God exist? A few years ago, ABC’s Nightline featured a debate between two Christians and two atheists about the existence of God. Ray Comfort, a street preacher, and Kirk Cameron (the former sit–com actor who played eldest son Mike Seaver on “Growing Pains”) faced members of the so–called Rational Response Squad. In the Christian […]

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