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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Keb Mo' sings a song for Earth Day

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I missed posting anything about Earth Day last weekend, though I was very aware of it for a lot of different reasons. Every day should be Ea...
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Sunday, April 23, 2023

A different kind of Sunday reflection

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This morning at our Sunday service at Community of Emmanuel in the Inner City, Pastor Ruth spoke about how the downhearted followers of Jesu...
Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Simple Suggestion #287 -- How to make kefir

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Make what? Kefir (pronounced kee-FEAR) is a yogurt like milk drink, slightly fermented, made with kefir grains and full of probiotics, or so...
Sunday, April 9, 2023

Everyone and everything will rise again

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The last month or two have been really tough. Losing my friend Arthur, and my little walking buddy, Shadow-dog -- as well as a few friends I...
Saturday, April 8, 2023

Bees and coffee grounds

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Don't throw away those coffee grounds! They compost easily... and bees like them too (apparently, caffeine affects bees like it affects ...
Monday, April 3, 2023

Monday Music Appreciation #7 -- for Holy Week

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I wish I could post the slightly funky, bluesy Palm Sunday song that Farley sang yesterday for the Community of Emmanuel, but I can't fi...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023

If you're in the neighbourhood...

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Please consider this an invitation to join us for these two in-person Good Friday events, the first since the pandemic began:  The Outdoor W...
Monday, March 27, 2023

Monday Music Appreciation #6 -- You're Amazing!

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For this Music Appreciation Monday, here's something completely different. Martin Kerr is a local guy. And he's pretty amazing himse...
Sunday, March 26, 2023

Lazarus again

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It's my favourite Sunday of Lent, Lazarus Sunday. But this year, as I think about Lazarus, who, for me, is forever linked to my friend R...
Thursday, March 23, 2023

An uncomplicated friendship -- a tribute to Mr. Ski

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Mr. Ski explains a game Mr. Ski was a one-of-a-kind friend in my life, for many reasons. His nickname among his students was an apt moniker ...
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Monday, March 20, 2023

Monday Music Appreciation #5 -- Nimrod?

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Have I mentioned that I love my job? Here comes more good music that I heard because of it. The music below was written by Sir Edward Elgar ...
Monday, March 13, 2023

Monday Music Appreciation #4 -- Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni

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Have I mentioned that I love my job? I've heard this beautiful piece by Mascagni many times, and twice in the last week at a concert cal...
Wednesday, March 8, 2023

A tribute to a small black dog

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After his gall bladder failed, bringing about a surgery from which recovery was too challenging, my best little walking buddy, Shadow-dog, d...
Thursday, March 2, 2023

The start of garden season

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It started on about February 7th, as you can see. I planted geraniums, peppers, lobelia, basil, rosemary, and onion seeds, and three-and-a-h...
Saturday, February 18, 2023

Two little dogs Part 2

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For the past two weeks, Button has returned. My friend  went for an important surgery, so Button, who lived with us the last time Eleanor ha...
Monday, February 13, 2023

Music Appreciation Monday #3 -- A little bit of Appalachian Spring

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Tired of winter? Me too. So I was delighted to run into a little bit of Spring on Friday night... I had the pleasure of hearing the entirety...
Friday, February 10, 2023

Extraordinary Sunday mornings

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In the past, I pretty much knew what to expect on ordinary Sunday mornings, but since I joined the team at Inner City Pastoral Ministry in S...
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Sunday, February 5, 2023

This little light of mine

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Today's reflection is brought to you by  Matthew 5:13-16. Jim, the assistant pastor for the community of Emmanuel, is one for what I...
Monday, January 30, 2023

Monday Music Appreciation #2 -- and now for something completely different

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At work at the Francis Winspear Centre for Music on Friday night, I was lucky to sit in on a viola concerto played by the Edmonton Symphony ...
Sunday, January 29, 2023

A Sunday chant -- from Taizé

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You might recall the beginning of the pandemic, and how uncertain everything was. Suddenly, the world as we knew it was forced to stop, and ...