Mar 21, 2021 |
Creating space for prayer in community is critical to our faith formation. Lent is the perfect season to come together in prayer. When I think of community, I think of a place where you can come as you are, flaws and all. You develop a bond with one another....
Mar 14, 2021 |
This week marks the half-way point through Lent. But is it really the half-way point? This week also marks the one-year anniversary of when many of our church buildings were closed and in-person gatherings stopped because of COVID-19. Early on, there were memes and...
Mar 9, 2021 |
When was the last time you sat down and read through Leviticus 11? Or maybe I’m asking that question the wrong way. Maybe instead I should ask, when was the last time you heard someone refer to Leviticus 11? If you are like me, it was probably from someone who used it...
Feb 28, 2021 |
“APCE as an organization has been engaged in a struggle . . . to embody as well as teach about justice and equity to both the wider Church and through the Church to society as a whole.” Gordon Brown, APCE Diversity Task Force member But first APCE itself must engage...
Feb 14, 2021 |
Let me start by saying, as I’m sure I don’t have to tell most of you, teachers are some of the biggest heroes of this time! Over the summer I started seeing posts about Bitmoji classrooms that educators were making for their virtual students. Inspired by a colleague,...
Feb 8, 2021 |
That’s right: 1,018 people attended the APCE annual event via Zoom last week! And And about thirty percent were ‘first-timers’! While we weren’t able to gather in person, we were able to connect with educators, pastors, and church leaders from across the wider...
Jan 17, 2021 |
The leadership line up for the 2021 Annual Event reflects the theme—they are anything but ordinary! Bringing together diverse voices of scholars and musicians, pastors and teachers, artists, and coaches, participants will get a sneak peak at the wide vision of...
Dec 27, 2020 |
When I was a child, a good-night prayer was the last detail of the day. I’d lay down in bed and my mother would tuck me in and we would say THE prayer together. She would begin, “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep . . .” I’m sure I’m...
Dec 13, 2020 |
Image by Michelle Maria from Pixabay What’s your favourite Christmas movie? I love to watch The Polar Express, and I’ve just finished binge-watching the new Netflix series Dash & Lily but, truth be told, my absolute favourite Christmas movie is A Charlie Brown...
Dec 6, 2020 |
Who doesn’t like a good road trip movie? Some of my personal favorites include Dorothy skipping down the yellow brick road toward Oz, Olive travelling on a mini bus to the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant, and a chain gang’s odyssey through depression-era...
