Christopher was ordained in the Anglican Church of Canada in 1980. He has been the Rector of St. Philip Anglican Church in Oak Bay, B.C. since October 1993. He has been married to Heather since August 26, 1977 and has two grown daughters and three granddaughters.
You have set my feet in a spacious place ~ Psalm 31:8
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April 18, 2010 at 5:03 pm
nancy (aka money coach)
Hi Christopher -
I moved from Vancouver (St. James’ dtes parishioner) to Yellowknife (hometown) last year. One of your parishioners was up here last summer on practicum and pointed out your blog to me.
It’s now one of a small handful of blogs that I read which form part of my “virtual church” praxis which I do most Sundays (Yellowknife is wonderful, but I miss some of the kind of thinking and discussions I find in your blog).
Anyway: I know it’s not much, but if there were a “donate” button or a paypal, I’d love to contribute $10/month in an ongoing way as my way of supporting your writing.
April 19, 2010 at 2:16 pm
inaspaciousplace
Nancy,
How lovely to hear from you. Thank you for your comment and encouragement.
The people who make it possible for me to keep writing are the saints of St. Philip Anglican Church in Oak Bay. If you felt moved to make any kind of donation to the community of St. Philip, they would be deeply encouraged by your generosity and would happily give a tax receipt. Any offering could be sent by cheque to St. Philip Anglican Church 2928 Eastdowne Road Victoria, BC V8R 5R8.
Thanks again and God’s blessing on your journey.
Christopher
June 7, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Frank
Greetings Christopher
I had the privilege and joy of attending the Brian McLaren conf. in Victoria a few weeks ago. I’m a horrible note taker and therefore did not retain as much of the conf. as I would have liked. Your postings about the conf. is a great help to me. I really appreciate all the various postings you made and copied each one of them for personal reflection etc. Thank you so much for making that stuff available. It was such a good and potentially life shaping series of talks.
Frank
February 14, 2011 at 10:41 am
Tress
I have just realised by finding this site , that this would have been a more appropriate place to thank you for your blog,
Instead I have added small comments to the wordy replies of thse who believethat they are the cognescenti.
I read your blog each morning , and I find it useful and inspiring.
I shall not feel the need to make constant comment , but I do wish you to know that I appreciate your efforts to bring light .
I am living in Comox , so will perhaps be in Victoria at some time ,and would like to visit your church, if i am able.