Psalm 51 has become a powerful tool of confession for individuals and communities. It’s the prayer we need to be praying today, after hearing news that the remains of 215 children were found at an Indian Residential School in Kamloops, B.C.
Read MoreThe narrative that most Canadians receive when it comes to Indigenous-settler reconciliation is that we apologized for what happened in the past, so now it’s time to move on. We may talk the talk, make apologies, and pass declarations, but when the walk doesn’t match the talk, we realize that all those words are empty.
Read MoreWere it not for COVID-19, we would be returning to the community of Cross Lake for the 11th year in a row, Instead, we are sharing our love and greetings in this video.
Read MoreThere were so many great experiences as we travelled to Cross Lake for the tenth time this year. We saw God in so many ways, one of them being through a visit with the people in the bush.
Read MoreMy heart started racing as a little boy told me that his cousin’s baby was choking. What happened next was a lesson in God’s timing.
Read MoreAs much as we might like to forgive and forget our Canadian history when it comes to Indigenous people, we can’t just move on because the same structures that brought us here, keep us going. Bill C-262 gives us hope for a new way forward - the way of reconciliation.
Read MoreAfter over 100 years of advocacy, Shoal Lake 40 First Nation may be finally seeing some results: the building of Freedom Road which will end the forced isolation of this community because of Winnipeg's water extraction. But let's not confuse our responsibility with charity. There is more yet to be done.
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