Candy Man
I am once again reading Brian J. Walsh and Steven Bouma-Prediger.* They speak of this culture of empire which tries to sell us the dream that “economic growth and abundance is a never-ending dynamic of a capitalist society.” But the resources of the planet do have a finite limit and never-ending economic growth is not…
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We had a guest speaker at our church gathering last night. Adrian Archambault from the Grandview-Woodland Community Policing Centre on Commercial Drive in Vancouver). He spoke to us about “Barriers to Peace in Our Communities” and then we discussed ways to get past the barriers. We spoke a lot about isolation; its causes and its…
Continue readingWarrior is a Child
Somedays I feel like a warrior; somedays I feel like a child. Somedays I feel like a little of both. Lately I’ve been winning battles left and rightBut even winners can get wounded in the fightPeople say that I’m amazingStrong beyond my yearsBut they don’t see inside of meI’m hiding all the tears They don’t…
Continue readingHard To Know What It Is
Home… hard to know what it is if you’ve never had one Home… I can’t say where it is but I know I’m going home That’s where the heart is And I know it aches How your heart it breaks And you can only take so much Walk on, walk on– Bono, “Walk On”, All…
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Lately, I have found myself reflecting upon the concept of “home.” What does it mean to have a home? What does it mean to be homeless? Which aspects of home are transferable from one place to another and which ones are not? As I work through this I find a number of resources are part…
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