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God always spills over

This came today in Richard Rohr’s daily email. It is part of the transcript from a talk Ilia Delio gave at the 2014 CAC CONSPIRE. Along with being a Ph.D. scientist and theologian, Ilia Delio is one of my favourite thinkers and spiritual writers. As I read her comments, I was aware of a stirring…

I was listening to a radio interview last week where the Chief of the Calgary Fire Department was being interviewed in response to a few CFD members participating in an anti-vax / anti-mask protest. During this interview, the Chief made the following statement a couple of times: (See related CBC article here) "There are some…

Love is at the heart of the Cosmos. The God-who-loves invites us to embrace and enter into this evolutionary love story. In loving well, we partner with God and others towards a hopeful, equitable, sustainable future.

We like spending time hiking - in the mountains or prairie coulees, and it doesn't much matter which. Hiking has become a meditative activity for us. We really like the various vegetation; wildflowers, junipers, trees, berries, mosses and lichens - we're kinda amateur geeks with it all. It's not so important how far or how fast…

So many live life from the ease, comfort and clean shoe preserving parking lot. We pause to take that selfie for our social media, and then we are on to the next parking lot. What the parking lot selfies can never capture is the richness of experience with someone or something.

Good Sunday morning.My friend Loren Rosser from Arlington, Texas shares this practical spiritual exercise ideally for the social media environment.A spiritual exercise or practice is basically practicing a particular heart attitude or perspective that helps us grow spiritually. Led and empowered by the Holy Spirit these kinds of practices can be used to open our…

Oh man... what did I do yesterday? It seems like a terrible nightmare. I am awake now - covered in sweat, trembling and a headache like I had drunk a gallon of wine last night. I was caught up in something terrible. Something demonic - a mob. How did this all go so sideways and…

COVID, Church Services and the Good News of Jesus

A pastor of a church just outside of Edmonton Alberta has been arrested and charged with violating the COVID-19 Provincial Health Orders that among other things limit the size of indoor gatherings to 15% of the maximum fire code capacity.Health officials and RCMP had met with the pastor on several occasions in an attempt to…

I have been asked, "Where are you coming from with IamSignificant.ca? Is it self-help/ self-improvement? Or is it spiritual / faith stuff? Grief/loss care? What is it?" I smile and say, "Yes, and more!" I am coming from a place that mystic and monk Thomas Merton so aptly states - it's all spiritual, or none…

Head to the Heart – Prayers, Poems & Other Stuff

“You must descend from your head into your heart. At present, your thoughts of God are in your head. And God himself is, as it were, outside you, and so your prayer and other spiritual exercises remain exterior. Whilst you are still in your head, thoughts will not easily be subdued but will always be whirling about, like snow in winter or clouds…

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God always spills over

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Dream a little Dream with Me

Head to the Heart – Prayers, Poems & Other Stuff