Rethinking Jerusalem
I recall watching footage of the 1994 Rwandan genocide from the comfort of my living room. Images of machete-wielding young people have staying power in the personal video recorder that is my brain. Almost one in seven people perished in just over three horrible months. Most troubling was the sad fact that the vast majority…
Readers write
Should governments fund spiritual care? Re: “Financial crisis looms,” Sept 19, page 22. Part of my professional responsibility as corporate services vice-president/chief financial officer for South Eastman Health Inc. is the negotiating of funding agreements with faith-based personal care homes in rural Manitoba on behalf of a regional health authority. Reading about the struggles of…
For discussion
1. Why might the idea of learning from other faiths make us uncomfortable or fearful? What are the risks and benefits of honest dialogue with other faiths? What are the faith groups in your community with whom you could build relationships? 2. What does Palmer Becker say he has learned from Mormons about pastoral care,…
In solidarity with the 99 percent?
What are we to make of the Occupy Wall Street movement gathering steam in North American cities and around the globe? At a gut level, our Anabaptist instincts have us identifying with the protests of the 99 percent in their efforts to form a movement that addresses the widening gap between the rich and poor,…
