Loving Enemies – Pt.3 (Truth and Common Ground)
One of my passions in recent years has been re-centering the concept of truth around “honesty” rather than “factuality.” This has partly been to distract from the pointless […]
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Loving Enemies – Pt. 2 (Stories and Compassionate Curiosity)
In the first part of this series, the focus was on a two-part commitment aimed at helping us to avoid dehumanizing the other in the midst of conflicts […]
Loving Our Enemies – Pt. 1
[In November, several of us gathered for three workshops to explore this foundational but difficult invitation. In three posts, I’ll summarize the content.]  Is it human nature […]
Communities and Spiritual Maturity: Rooted with Wings
Presented by Walter Thiessen at 2018 Society for Vineyard Scholars (Kentucky) Some communities are good soil (Mt. 13.1-23). New seeds – new life-giving ideas spoken and embodied – […]
Finance Update – 3rd Quarter – 2023
Here is a link to our latest financial statement; this shows how we’re doing as of the end of September – after the third quarter of our financial […]
Goodness & Rest
This morning, Walter emphasized the importance of a rhythm that encourages us to acknowledge goodness and take a real rest – the rhythm of Sabbath. We hope that […]
The Serenity to Endure
Today Walter shared some thoughts on making it easier to endure pain and hardship if we help each other tell ourselves better stories, using a paraphrase of Romans 5.1-4 (and his own experience) as an example.
Challenges of Building an Indigenous Church
This morning we had the rich opportunity to hear guest speaker, Judith Moses, share some of the challenges and possibilities in building a truly Indigenous church. Judith is chair of the Jubilee Commission (Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples) and vice-chair of the SSU board.
SCC Finances
Here is a link to our latest financial statement; this shows our 2022 income and expenses, as well as the 2023 budget just affirmed at our last AGM […]
Good News (for Realsies)
On a Communion Sunday, Renate Gritter shared a brief and encouraging homily on “Good News (for Realsies),” which ends in a blessing to hear the news that is truly good for each of us.
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