Dec 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Lyrics (from the Keening for the Bell album) We think of him as safe beneath the steepleOr cozy in a crib beside the fontBut he is with a million displaced peopleOn the long road of weariness and wantFor even as we sing our final carolThe hounded child is up and on...
Dec 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
This Christmas, I am not going to retell the same old story we tell every year. I am not going to tell the whole Mary and Joseph, donkey ride to Bethlehem, inn keeper, shepherds, sheep etc. It is a good story, but this year, we are telling another. The stories of...
Dec 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
The impure spirit? When Jesus showed up on the scene, people were trying to decipher if he was the Messiah they were expecting. The question of how he was going to redeem was also on the table. Imagine being at church …WITH the one you came to learn about. But then a...
Dec 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Values Centered PracticeRon Loewenhttps://loewencoaching.com/ When I began my work with Mennonite Central Committee Canada as Restorative Justice Coordinator, I was doing so as a Mennonite Christian. I come from a long line of Mennonites; it is a faith, an ethnicity,...
Dec 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Curiosity as Caring PracticeRon Loewenhttps://loewencoaching.com/ When wanting to engage in caring practice, some key skills and abilities make this possible. Without these skills, you will struggle to have the impact you want. So, what are these skills and abilities?...
Oct 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
If Christian leaders factored “lived experience” into their theology, everything would change. If Christian leaders understood and were able to empathize with the lived experiences of marginalized humans, they would preach very differently. They wouldn’t preach...
