Blog – Page 2 – St Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Mindfulness, podcasting, and being careful about our habits

The Holy Spirit and Power-washing my driveway

Where I write and study these days

Reflective running gear and God

Open Letter to my MP and Prime Minister about Student Grants

Dear Mr. MacGregor, I am a church minister in the Presbyterian Church in Canada and a constituent in your riding. I’m neither a politician nor a political scientist, I am a concerned citizen with at least some notion of the responsibilities of the office of Governor General and Prime Minister. My understanding must be wrong if a person representing the Supreme Governor of…

Donald Trump and the Crisis of faith (no not that faith)

Maybe 15 years ago I worked at the Chapters bookstore on Rideau Street in Ottawa. I was interested in politics, and one day I had the distinct pleasure of informing Joe Clark, the politician, that he needed his own Chapters discount card, the policy said he couldn’t use the one in his wife’s name.…

10-minute method for passion

You gotta take someone along with you

Morning 10 minute drill

What are people for? Essays by Wendell Berry

I just realized that while I may not be old, I am old enough to no longer remember when certain personally influential writers came into my life. Few are more important to me than Wendell Berry. His lucid prose, his tight poetry, and the insight and clarity of his essays mean that whenever I pick up one of his books I will not be disappointed. In fact, I regularly re-read…