I recently saw an Instagram post by Reverend Joash Thomas on Romans 13 and ICE which served as an inspiration and catalyst to share some reflections of my own. You can view that original post here. Introducing Romans 13 The part of Romans 13 which is invoked far too often in times like these isContinue reading “On Crisis and Authority: With Romans 13, Chen style Tai Chi, PM Carney, and ICE”
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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”
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”
Read, Watch, Listen – Recommended Resources For Resistance Against Right-Wing Populism
This week, the second Trump Presidency began in the United States of America. In my own place of residence in Ontario, Canada, we face provincial and federal elections this year that are currently indicating four years of right-wing populism being given complete control of our legislative and executive branches. As such, I have compiled thisContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen – Recommended Resources For Resistance Against Right-Wing Populism”
Read, Watch, Listen – November 2024 Round-Up
Read A Cat’s Tale: A Journey Through Feline History by Baba the Cat and Paul Koudounaris Listen The Ancients – Tower of Babel (podcast) Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal and Society – Sex Lives of Presidents (podcast) Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal and Society – The Real Sylvia PlathContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen – November 2024 Round-Up”
The Danger Of Full Solar Spirituality
I’ve been doing some reading of late, and I’m seeing a number of convergent messages. Recently, Mary Trump, the niece of Donald Trump, published her memoir Too Much and Not Enough: How My Family Created The World’s Most Dangerous Man that was revealing of the family structures in the immediate Trump family that shaped DonaldContinue reading “The Danger Of Full Solar Spirituality”
Read, Watch, Listen: BIPOC Resources
Read All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks Disarm, Defund, Dismantle: Police Abolition in Canada edited by Shiri Pasternak, Kevin Walby, and Abby Stadnyk Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Stringer How to be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi Invisible: Theology and the Experience of Asian American WomenContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen: BIPOC Resources”
Poem: On COVID
A virus sweepsOver the globe.Around the worldWe huddle in our homes.Saving livesBy staying inside.Every time we venture outWe are filled with fear.The TV and the InternetFilled with speculationPaint a grim picture.Sorrow and despairRage and fearThese abound in excess.Ignorance and callousnessBringing death and strife.Yet we also hearTales of courageCompassionHopeFaithAnd love.I feel the lonelinessThe uncertainty eats atContinue reading “Poem: On COVID”
Poem: See Through You
You standIn front of the camerasSquare in the eyes of the nation.You speakWhat you think the people want to hear.You hide the truthBehind assumptions and misunderstandingsHoping that people will not see pastThe mask that you present.You believe that ignorance and fearWill allow you to gainThe power you so desire.I see through youThrough your liesThrough yourContinue reading “Poem: See Through You”
Poem: Hold Onto Hope
BelovedYou look aroundAt the world.You see the conflictThe sufferingThe pain.You try to helpTo fight.It all seems so bigImmutableImpossible to change.You feel powerlessTo save the onesThat you love.The vulnerable.The oppressed.You ask yourselfHow do you winAgainst the powerful?The wealthy?The strong?BelovedDo not give into despair.The world turnsTimes change.A revolution is coming.Love always wins.God favours life.The Spirit empowersThe vulnerable.TheContinue reading “Poem: Hold Onto Hope”
The Dreamers' Corner 