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Advent Hope - Day 15

Advent Hope - Day 15

Sculpture of Hope by artist and designer Steuart Padwic - more details on this and other pieces in the Hope Triptych here...

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Advent Hope - Day 16

Advent Hope - Day 16

Reflection As a very occasional 'stand-up' I maintain that comedy is an art form, so it fits with the general idea of our Advent blogs...

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Advent Hope - Day 21

Advent Hope - Day 21

Reflection As Advent nears it’s end and we are looking forward to it’s fulfillment in Christmas, I wonder how much this time of...

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Advent Hope - Day 23

Advent Hope - Day 23

Artwork   KERRY JAMES MARSHALL, “Vignette 19,” 2014  Reflection As someone with a history of extensive trauma I live with a...

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Befriending fear and trust

Befriending fear and trust

If we can look at courage as a place of befriending fear and trust at the same time, we no longer have to rely on pretending to be...

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To conquer the fears within

To conquer the fears within

To fight aloud is very brave  To fight aloud, is very brave - But gallanter, I knowWho charge within the bosomThe Calvalry of Woe...

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The Courage to Go

The Courage to Go

Reflection In the Hebrew story of Ruth we see the courage of a young woman who, having lost her husband, follows her (also widowed)...

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Holy Week Soul Space

Holy Week Soul Space

Soul Space is our informal, creative, space to engage with the stories and ideas that make up our faith - and in this week we remember...

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Darkness and Light Day Three

Darkness and Light Day Three

A Guest Post by community member and artist Sara Chu  We went on a rafting trip to the Grand Canyon and at night we slept out on the...

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Darkness and Light Day Six

Darkness and Light Day Six

I Want! I Want (aka Even the Moon) from William Blake's 'Gates of Paradise' (Image found here) From 'Public Doman Worldwide' - an...

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Darkness and Light Day Eight

Darkness and Light Day Eight

Despite the stereotype of his being a tortured artist and all the mental anguish and depression he experienced, van Gogh never ceased...

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Darkness and Light Day 10

Darkness and Light Day 10

In the grind and struggles of life there's still a place where hope can live and where we can dance, in the dark. Dancing In...

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Darkness and Light Day 14

Darkness and Light Day 14

People committed to a spiritual path largely  identify with positive qualities like love, light and peace. For many Christians, light...

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Darkness and light Day 20

Darkness and light Day 20

Fade Into Light I see your breathYour words in frozen space tonightI hear a distant bell and you appearLike some ancient one I'd...

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Darkness and Light Day 18

Darkness and Light Day 18

Chiaroscuro, from the Italian words "chiaro" (light) and "scuro" (dark), is a powerful artistic technique that plays with light and...

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Darkness and Light Day 19

Darkness and Light Day 19

The Starry Night The town does not existexcept where one black-haired tree slipsup like a drowned woman into the hot sky.The town is...

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Darkness and Light Day 22

Darkness and Light Day 22

This Advent I shared, in the Little Cabinet in the office foyer, work called ‘A Complex Grief.’ When I began this work I wanted to...

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The Diocese of British Columbia acknowledges that for thousands of years the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Kwakwaka’wakw peoples have walked gently on the unceded territories where we now live, work, worship, and play. We seek a new relationship with the first peoples here, one based in honour and respect, and we thank them for their hospitality.

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