Today marks the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I was diagnosed with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD aka dyspraxia) by the time I was 8. It was also noted by that time that I had severe anxiety and significant depression, including already demonstrating risk factors for suicide. In my twenties I received additional diagnosesContinue reading “International Day Of Persons with Disabilities 2025”
Category Archives: Faith and Spirituality
On Violence, Faith, and Justice: Responses to the Charlie Kirk Incident
Earlier this week, a man by the name of Charlie Kirk was killed by a single gunshot during one of his infamous speaking events at a university in Utah. Online discourse reacting to the incident has been profuse, diverse, and passionate. One of the final courses I took in my Master’s of Theological Studies wasContinue reading “On Violence, Faith, and Justice: Responses to the Charlie Kirk Incident”
Theological Studies Essays
Through my Master’s of Theological Studies program I wrote several research papers, some of which I feel should be available for a wider readership. For your reading pleasure, this post makes them available. Please give them a read if you’re interested and let me know what you think! A Theology of TaijiquanOriginal version written forContinue reading “Theological Studies Essays”
Faithful Voting Discernment: A Guide to Faith and Politics
As I write this, we are currently seeing the outcome of an underdeveloped political theology in the US and facing the specter of consequences related to an underdeveloped political theology in my own country of Canada. As a political science alum and Master’s student in theological studies, I’d like to provide a methodology that canContinue reading “Faithful Voting Discernment: A Guide to Faith and Politics”
The 2025 Week of Christian Unity
What Is Christian Unity? Today, the United States of America conducted its Presidential Inauguration which returned one of the most despicable men in the world to a position of extreme power and privilege. Hauntingly, we are also in the middle of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which runs from January 18 to JanuaryContinue reading “The 2025 Week of Christian Unity”
Read, Watch, Listen – Understanding Advent and Christmas
Here are a collection of some of my favourite resources for understanding Advent and Christmas. Read Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels by Kenneth E. Bailey Presents some fascinating historical-critical analysis of the birth of Jesus; also contains historical-critical analysis and form criticism of the entirety of the gospels. Listen TheContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen – Understanding Advent and Christmas”
Read, Watch, Listen – Faith, Gender, and Sexuality
This is a compilation of resources specifically addressing the intersection of faith and spirituality with gender and sexuality. Read Band of Angels: The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women by Kate Cooper Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms by Matthias Roberts Bible, Gender, and Sexuality: Reframing the Church’s Debate onContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen – Faith, Gender, and Sexuality”
Read, Watch, Listen – Magic & Spirituality
Read A Teaching Handbook for Wiccans and Pagans: Practical Guidance for Sharing Your Path by Thea Sabin. Missing Witches: Recovering True Histories of Feminist Magic by Risa Dickens and Amy Torok The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Goddess: 20th Anniversary Edition by Starhawk Toil and Trouble: A Women’s History ofContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen – Magic & Spirituality”
Read, Watch, Listen: Faith & Spirituality
Read Apostles of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in American Evangelism by Molly Worthen Notes: Scholarly, Personal Favourite, Thought-provoking. A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: 2nd Edition by Walter Bruggerman et al. Notes: Scholarly, Personal Favourite, Thought-provoking. Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church’s Debate on Same-Sex Relationships by James V. Brownson Notes: Personal favourite. Scholarly, butContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen: Faith & Spirituality”
Ash Wednesday Reflection 2024
In many Christian liturgical traditions today marks the start of Lent and is also referred to as Ash Wednesday. One of the ways to mark the occasion is to receive ashes, often made of the burned remnants of the palm leaves from the previous year’s Palm Sunday, in the form of a cross on theContinue reading “Ash Wednesday Reflection 2024”
The Dreamers' Corner 