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Inside an Execution Chamber: A Canadian’s Warning on the Death Penalty Debate

How new polls, political rhetoric, and lived experience clash over capital punishment

Mar 3

illustration of canadian flag behind a ballot box with a crying pigeon and a ballot with a skull and crossbones on it

Mar 3

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Backyard Church

The Cross and the Swastika

How the Nazis used Christianity, and what it means for today’s American churches

Mar 12

The Cross and the Swastika

Mar 12

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Backyard Church

The Women Stayed: A Love Story for Good Friday

This is what holy resistance looks like — then, and now

1d ago

The Women Stayed: A Love Story for Good Friday

1d ago

The Place Called the Skull: A Good Friday for Our Fractured World

A poetic meditation on Jesus, death, justice, and how to stay with the pain

2d ago

The Place Called the Skull: A Good Friday for Our Fractured World

2d ago

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Resistance Church

A Prayer for Maundy Thursday

Based on John 13:1–17, 31b-35

2d ago

A Prayer for Maundy Thursday

2d ago

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Backyard Church

Did Jesus Know it was the Last Good Thing?

What a small-town parade, a teenage tragedy, and Jesus on a donkey taught me about embracing fleeting joy

4d ago

Did Jesus Know it was the Last Good Thing?

4d ago

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Resistance Church

A Prayer for the Hour That Has Come

Echoing John 12:20–36, a reflection for those living in apocalyptic times

4d ago

A Prayer for the Hour That Has Come

4d ago

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Resistance Church

A Prayer for When the News is Too Much

When another headline breaks your heart, and you don’t know how to keep going.

Apr 11

A Prayer for When the News is Too Much

Apr 11

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Backyard Church

Jesus, Therapy, and the Gospel of Not Being Okay

What if resurrection begins in a beige room with bad lighting and a box of tissues?

Apr 11

Jesus, Therapy, and the Gospel of Not Being Okay

Apr 11

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Backyard Church

A Dead Raccoon, the Cross, and the Ache of Not Being Able to Fix It

What a sidewalk tragedy taught me — and my son — about grief, God, and the limits of love during Holy Week

Apr 9

A Dead Raccoon, the Cross, and the Ache of Not Being Able to Fix It

Apr 9

Bri-anne Swan

Bri-anne Swan

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Clergy with the United Church of Canada exploring faith, justice, and mercy in a world that often resists all three. More: https://linktr.ee/rev_swanny

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