Posts published by Ben Ewert

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National Aboriginal Day: The road to reconciliation

June 20, 2017

Where to start? I feel most unqualified to introduce National Aboriginal Day but perhaps that is the place from which many of us begin when… Where to start? I feel most unqualified to introduce National Aboriginal Day but perhaps that is the place from which many of us begin when we think about our First Nations neighbours. Yet even that…

Advent 4: Hope – Ben Ewert

December 21, 2016

*Warning: This post may contain an hockey object lesson.* Hope can be a dangerous thing to a sports fan. It can culminate in glorious elation,… *Warning: This post may contain an hockey object lesson.* Hope can be a dangerous thing to a sports fan. It can culminate in glorious elation, allowing you to celebrate the hard fought victories, alongside bitter…

Advent 2: Love – Ben Ewert #2

December 8, 2016

A few days ago I shared a poem with you by the 16th century poet and priest, George Herbert, entitled Love bade me welcome. It… A few days ago I shared a poem with you by the 16th century poet and priest, George Herbert, entitled Love bade me welcome. It evokes an image of Christ’s love as a pursuing force,…

Advent 2: Love – Ben Ewert

December 5, 2016

During each week of Advent we are focusing on a different aspect of Jesus’s character and lordship, asking ourselves the ever important question: “Who is… During each week of Advent we are focusing on a different aspect of Jesus’s character and lordship, asking ourselves the ever important question: “Who is this King of Glory?”. Are you ready? Love is our…