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Charleston and Subtle Canadian Racism

Posted: July 6, 2015

How do I talk to my children about racism in light of Charleston? I thought it would be easy for me to answer as I do not shy away from real topics with my children. However, I couldn’t come up with something for this blog. I asked my children if

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The Dilemma of the 4th of July

Posted: July 2, 2015

The other day I was eating dinner with my wife in a restaurant located in Gallup, New Mexico, a border town to the Navajo reservation. Gallup was recently named "Most Patriotic Small Town in America" in a nationwide contest.

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A Canada Day for All of Us

Posted: June 30, 2015

How can Canadian Christians celebrate Canada Day this year in a way that rightly honours a great country without falling into either idolatrous patriotism or divisive nationalism?

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How to Talk with Your Kids about Charleston- Shannon Jammal-Hollemans

Posted: June 30, 2015

We live in a land that was taken from others, and in a nation that was built by the slave labor of others. Only God can work to redeem and restore what has been done, but God seeks to do that through us, particularly in what we teach our children.

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How to Talk with Your Kids about Charleston- Lisa Van Engen

Posted: June 29, 2015

Kids are amazingly wise about justice issues. They will use their faith, minds, and hearts to make a difference and to share what they know with their peers.

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How to Talk with Your Kids about Charleston- Idella Winfield

Posted: June 26, 2015

In our conversations about racism, they all have expressed their struggle with the hope that things will get better. It is hard for me to help them along that path. They have already seen so much injustice.

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How to Talk with Your Kids about Charleston- Rachel VerWys

Posted: June 25, 2015

I wrestle with how much to dig and reveal. I also recognize that because of white privilege, I don’t HAVE to share the hard realities of racism with my kids when our friends of color don’t have that option.

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How To Talk with Your Kids About Charleston

Posted: June 24, 2015

It can be hard to know what kids are ready to hear about racism and violence. When? How?

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Stumbling Heavenward

Posted: June 22, 2015

May we work towards equitable relationships. And may we join our many First Nations sisters and brothers in stumbling heavenward, together.  

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Praise be to You! The Encyclical Letter of Pope Francis

Posted: June 19, 2015

It is a letter that brings substantial hope as it bridges across both all creation and human society, inspiring everyone to envision an “integral ecology” for which creation and human society have been waiting in eager expectation.

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