Brian J. Walsh's Blog

“What kind of ancestor do you want to be?”
That question remains as striking to me today, as it did when I first heard it posed.

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As the tanks rolled through Washington,
the Marines landed on the streets of L.A.,
and world leaders gather for the G7+,
what would Walter pray?

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Mary came to the tomb,
under the ruins of her faith, her hope, her dreams.
And resurrection happened among those ruins.

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Can there be resurrection
among the ruins?
Might hope be born
in the face of such despair?

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Ninety-nine years ago, on February 4, 1906, German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born into a rapidly changing world.

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Originally Preached at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Summerland, BC.
You know, I can’t think of a better pairing than a wedding and that song we just heard: Steve Bell’s version of Bruce Cockburn’s Lovers in a Dangerous Time.

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What would happen if Jesus's inaugural sermon
happened on Martin Luther King Day
at the Inauguration of Donald Trump?

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Originally Preached at Kimberley Shared Ministry. Photo taken at St. Mary’s Lake by Andrew Stephens-Rennie. 

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It is all about the children.
What do we say before Rachel,
weeping for her children?

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What if this is only the beginning?
While empires clash, while sea levels rise, while markets crash, and temperatures rise, how might we live if we were to believe that this is only the beginning?

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