When the United States celebrated the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, I was a young faculty member at Calvin College in Michigan, in my second year of full-time teaching.
Read more...Christian Reformed campus chaplain Brian Bork worked with colleagues to introduce quiet worship—in the tradition originated in France—on the campus of the University of Waterloo.
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1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36-48At Easter we spoke about the resurrection. We spoke about the fact that the body of Jesus had gone missing from the tomb. We also spoke about the fact that multiple people reported having an experience with[…]
Acts 4:32-35 4:32 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. 4:33 With great power the apostles[…]
Bright Week is what the Orthodox Church calls the week after Easter. This week is Bright Week for us. What a lovely name! According to our Easter timeline, last weekend the Risen Jesus beamed himself through a locked door to[…]
Read more...Hi Folks, I'm the Reverend Cedric Parsons, (retired) Happy Easter! Or April fool! Which is it? Easter day this year fallen on the April 1 st . April fools day! And this set me thinking. Easter day, a day[…]
Read more...Thanks to the Prayer Book Society of Canada for this image. That it is St Matthias Day today in the BCP calendar caught me by surprise this morning having already posted the Ember Day readings from the Daily Office in both[…]
Read more...Hi Folks, let me introduce myself, I'm the Reverend Cedric Parsons, (retired) I know you would believe it by looking at my photo but I'm getting a" little long in the tooth!" well the truth is I haven't any![…]
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