Psalm 51 has become a powerful tool of confession for individuals and communities. It’s the prayer we need to be praying today, after hearing news that the remains of 215 children were found at an Indian Residential School in Kamloops, B.C.
Read MoreThere were so many great experiences as we travelled to Cross Lake for the tenth time this year. We saw God in so many ways, one of them being through a visit with the people in the bush.
Read MoreAs much as we might like to forgive and forget our Canadian history when it comes to Indigenous people, we can’t just move on because the same structures that brought us here, keep us going. Bill C-262 gives us hope for a new way forward - the way of reconciliation.
Read MoreLast Monday I got the chance to hear Senator Murray Sinclair address a packed house at Canadian Mennonite University. He told powerful stories of history and reconciliation. And his advice was unexpected because it was so simple: be kind.
Read MoreWith all the good things that have been going on and all the progress in reconciliation we have started to see in Canada, I have for the first time felt something that so many Indigenous people and allies have felt: disappointment.
Read MoreSymbols of power and wealth for one person can often be symbols of oppression and brokenness for another. I was reminded of this while in London because of a trip my friends from Canada took here a few years ago.
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