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Homeward Longings: Beauty’s Beckoning
Recently I’ve come across a few books which have made me feel seen in aspects of my life and longings. I suspect it’s not incidental that these authors have experienced enduring health issues, something that has shaped my life these past few years in ways I’m still trying to understand. “This Homeward Ache” by Amy Baik Lee is on living with a view to the restoration God is bringing about, a future that doesn’t diminish the beauty of here and now, but is manifest in it. She we
smegburke
Mar 20, 2025


Dawnings
I am not a morning person and its rare for me to catch a sunrise by choice. But when I do, I'm reminded of the uniquely comforting, even...
smegburke
Jan 1, 2025


Gestures of Hope - Online Art Auction for Adam House
I'm pleased to announce an online art auction benefiting Adam House, a faith-based home for refugees seeking to begin lives in Canada....
smegburke
Jun 12, 2022


A Peaceable Kingdom
I’ve been thinking over words I could offer this Advent, but am finding that pictures might be more telling! These past weeks at church...
smegburke
Dec 14, 2021


Waiting in Hope
I’ve been walking around my block more times than I can count during these past months. Some of you might be in places that are always...
smegburke
Apr 27, 2021


Beauty for Ashes
Ash Wednesday is not a tradition I grew up with. But this past week I received two small sweeps of ash on my forehead, at the Anglican...
smegburke
Feb 29, 2020
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