September CCS Friday – Art as Spiritual Practice
Video from our Sept 20 online conversation with Dawn Dickinson-Léger.
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Preparing Disciples for the Inevitable Unknown
Janet Ross reflects on how CCS prepares students for change.
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Cleaning Up
CCS grad Mark Laird confirms that growth happens.
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Repentance Changes Our Lives Together
Gwen McAllister reflects on the radical nature of “sharing things in common.”
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God Loved the World Indeed
Lenten reflection on John 3:14-21 by Alan Lai
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Peace is not built of easy answers and dichotomous truths
Program Staff member Marcie Gibson, a mother to five Jewish children, shares some reflections and resources on violence in Israel and Palestine.
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A Powerless God
Scott Douglas reflects on seeing the face of Christ in the poor and oppressed.
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One Step at a Time
Marcie Gibson reflects on the first year of her doctoral studies in diaconal pedagogy.
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Wenh-In Ng – 2023 Companion of the Centre
On April 26, 2023, the Centre for Christian Studies recognized Rev. Dr. Wenh-In Ng as a Companion of the Centre.
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Exploring Experiences of Online Christian Community
CCS student Caitlin Smithers reflects on her research into the sufficiency of online communities for Christian belonging.
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God Who Created the Queer
CCS student Hyerim Park recently posted a biblical reflection for Korean Rainbow United.
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Got privilege? – White Privilege Conference Global
I had the amazing privilege (no pun intended) of attending the White Privilege Conference Global in May, held for the first time in Canada. (It has been held in the U.S. for the past nineteen years). It was an amazing event, and I was delighted that other than school boards, the United Church of Canada…
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What Would Jesus Tweet?
For you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light— for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth— proving what is pleasing to the Lord. And do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness; instead, expose them. For it…
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Experience this for yourself! – a Deacon’s reflection
Sharon Dunlop is a Deacon at St. James’ Anglican Church in Kingston. She attended Learning on Purpose in 2016. My ministry area is in corrections, restorative justice and victims – an area I have been passionate about for most of my life. In the spring of 2016 I was encouraged to attend the June “Learning on…
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Anarchist Priest – Living in the tension
By Gwen McAllister Not long ago at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church where I am priest, a friend and parishioner good-naturedly called me out as a hypocrite: “You preach against hierarchy, but you’re an Anglican priest.” It’s a tension in which I have found a rather comfortable vocational home, living in the messy “now” of Christianity…
