Dear colleagues, Here is an obvious statement: for Christians, the Bible is important. That thought has recurred for me several times in recent weeks. I [...]

Dear colleagues, This summer, I visited Manitoulin Island, the island that separates Georgian Bay from the rest of Lake Huron. Manitoulin is important to me [...]

Dear colleagues, When he was Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu instituted a policy that prohibited clergy from being members of a political party. The [...]

Dear friends, As the weather turns and the school year shifts into a new gear, I find myself thinking about the integration between the life [...]

Dear colleagues, One of the hymns at our recent retreat had the refrain: “Thus chosen, now, O Lord, we ask for faith in your unfailing [...]

Dear colleagues, This spring, I had the chance to spend a little time with my seminary classmate and friend Steve Blackmer. Steve is now the [...]

Dear friends, One of my favourite definitions of church is this: “The church is a safe place to take risks.” (It’s not clear where this [...]

By the Rev. Dr. John Simons, principal When I was a student in theology (divinity, as we called it then), we were informed that the [...]