The Road to Emmaus

On Tuesday evening I heard a lovely reflection on the encounter of Jesus with travellers on the road to Emmaus as told in Luke 24.

Realities of life flow from the simple act of breaking bread

I am a priest.

In my role as a priest I perform a sometimes bewildering array of functions. I lead public worship. I accompany people in rites of passage. I share leadership in a community of faith. I preach, teach and give spiritual support to people in a variety of life circumstances. I pray with people “in good times and in bad.”

But there is one thing I do as a priest that for me more than any other captures the essence of priesthood and connects the varied tasks I perform.

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Six Reasons Not To Read the Old Testament #5 (see March 22)

Dr. William Morrow – St. Philip Anglican Church Lenten Series Session 5:  ”Contradicts Itself: The Logic of Cult-Centralization” (Deuteronomy 12; 14:22-19:13; 26)

Guest Post #3 – Ernest Morrow “The Importance of Language #2” (see July 27, 2011)

In the interest of expanding the voice of “In A Spacious Place”, I have invited Ernest Morrow to offer a post in this space as he feels moved.

The Lord be with you.
And also with you.

Guest Post #2 – Ernest Morrow “God’s Light and the Average Bloke” (see July 20, 2011)

In the interest of expanding the voice of “In A Spacious Place”, I have invited Ernest Morrow to offer a post in this space as he feels moved.

How do we make God’s light available to the average bloke?

Clergy Conference – June 27-30, 2011

From June 27-30 I was away in Parksville at a Diocesan Clergy Conference. Our sessions were led by Alan and Eleanor Kreider.

Open Communion #4 (see March 21, 2011)

Chela Davison would not be considered a suitable candidate to receive Communion in many Anglican Churches. She professes to be “a non-Christian,” who has “never read The Bible,” and has only been “to church a few times, a couple of handfuls perhaps, mostly on holidays.”

Sacrament of Conversion – Interview Cynthia Bourgeault

An Interview with Cynthia Bourgeault, March 24, 2011

The following interview, conducted by Christopher Page, took place as part of an on-going discussion in the church about the role sacraments may play in the spiritual journey.

To Be A Priest

Thirty years ago yesterday I was ordained a priest in the Anglican Church of Canada. It was an unforgettable and dramatic event for everyone involved.

Open Communion #2 (see March 15, 2011)

Challenged by a comment on my original “Open Communion” post to view the Book of Acts as “more or less one long baptismal narrative,” I went back to my Bible to see what light the Acts of the Apostles might shed on my understanding of baptism and its relationship to Communion.