Hate Can Not Drive Out Hate
“Hate can not drive out hate…” Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “…only love can do that.” In the face of the horrific events in the middle east (and several other places), it seems important to remember this truth, and to honour those risking life and limb to help and love and care through these heart-rending...
Giving Gifts?!
Giving gifts? At time when we’re all hunkered down. concerned for ourselves, our families and friends, local and world economies; many people are suffering, losing jobs, know loved ones who are dying… Who has time or energy to think about giving gifts? Well, you probably know as well as I, that it’s one of the best ways...
Gratitude and Joy in Spite of It All…
“Let us be grateful and joyous even though we know the facts” is a prayer that a friend of mine heard when he was volunteering with a Lutheran community project recently. The prayer has stuck with me. There are so many “facts” nowadays that inspire less than gratitude and joy that I welcomed the reminder...
Peace at Every Turn
We are well in to the new year now, it is finally sunny in Vancouver — wow, what a wet spell we’ve had! Good for the reservoirs and the ducks 🙂 — and I finally took the time to read an article in Nation of Change, a progressive journal for positive action. My son had...
