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GLOBAL AND ECUMENICAL IN SCOPE
CANADIAN IN PERSPECTIVE
Wayne A. Holst, Editor
My E-Mail Address:
waholst@telus.net
Colleagues List Web Site:
http://colleagueslist.blogspot.com
Dear Colleagues:
Enhancing your reading experience is very
important to me. I am currently involved in
up-grading the layout and presentation of
Colleagues List, so please bear with me.
I am attempting to reduce the length, but
not the content and quality, of each issue.
Please let me know how I'm doing.
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A number of presentations in this issue
of Colleagues List focus on learning from
the Northern Alberta wildfires - made
particularly significant because of the
recent and continuing Fort McMurray
conflagration.
I begin this CL issue with a personal
reflection on the theme of "Armageddon"
- my May Anglican Journal column.
Please scroll down, past this letter, to
read that piece, and related themes
Ron Rolheiser and Jim Taylor share a
number of articles, and there are ten
topics for your consideration under my
weekly Net Notes category.
Seven wisdom pieces, including the
closing thought, appear at blogsend.
Consider four special historical events
published under: "On This Day."
And have a good read!
Thanks for considering Colleagues List
this week. I hope you visit again, soon.
Wayne
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SPECIAL ITEM
My Anglican Journal column for May:
ARMAGEDDON
Insights from the Fort McMurray Fires
http://tinyurl.com/zcf4t7e
"As World Warms,
Wildfires to Grow Worse in Canada"
The Weather Network
May 18th, 2016
http://tinyurl.com/zu8zjzk
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COLLEAGUE CONTRIBUTIONS
Ron Rolheiser,
San Antonio, TX
Personal Web Site
May 16th, 2016
"Youth Today - Who are They Really?"
http://tinyurl.com/h33o4yf
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Jim Taylor,
Okanagan,BC
Personal Web Log
May 15th, 2016
"Failing to Rein In Our Reptile Brain"
http://tinyurl.com/jhmy7yw
May 18th, 2016
"Ten Commandments for Today"
http://tinyurl.com/jdyd687
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Personal Web Log
May 15th, 2016
"Failing to Rein In Our Reptile Brain"
http://tinyurl.com/jhmy7yw
May 18th, 2016
"Ten Commandments for Today"
http://tinyurl.com/jdyd687
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NET NOTES
INDIGENOUS SUICIDE SPIKE
Native Communities Suffering
America Magazine,
May 23rd, 2016
http://tinyurl.com/z64dm4w
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TRANSGENDER CANADIANS PROTECTED
New Government Bill Provides Support
CBC.ca News
May 17th, 2016
http://tinyurl.com/gm6hy6v
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THE MYTH OF THE SECULAR APOCALYPSE
Biblical Basis for Non-Biblical Narratives
Christianity Today
May 13th, 2016
http://tinyurl.com/hkbaeyq
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HERE IS WHY I HAVE A REASON TO HOPE
I Have Faith in Tomorrow's Leaders
(by Jim Wallis)
Sojourners
May 20th, 2016
http://tinyurl.com/hnkfemk
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MAJOR ARCHEOLOGY FINDS IN TURKEY
New Sites in Istanbul and Cappadocia
The Christian Post
My 18th, 2016
http://tinyurl.com/hex8k62
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HENRI NOUWEN'S GIFT TO ANNE LAMOTT
Author Tells of His Special Contribution
Anglican Journal
May 19th, 2016
http://tinyurl.com/h3meb4s
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FORT MAC EVACUEE
From the Perspective of a 13 Year Old
CBC.ca News
May 15th, 2016
http://tinyurl.com/h3kudnp
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
(US) RELIGIOUS RIGHT?
Is it Imploding?
The Christian Century
May 4th, 2016
http://tinyurl.com/jeaw2d9
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WHY DO BAD THINGS HAPPEN
TO GOOD PEOPLE?
Classic Spiritual Question
Still Unnerves Us
Christian Week Online
May 15th, 2016
http://tinyurl.com/h76o5ua
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SYKES-PICOT AND THE MAKING
OF THE MODERN MIDDLE-EAST
Western Colonialism's Mistakes
Considered After 100 Years
America Magazine
May 17th, 2016
http://tinyurl.com/jshnkyn
WISDOM OF THE WEEK
Love is an act of endless forgiveness.
- Jean Vanier
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Never be afraid to trust an unknown future
to a known God.
- Corrie Ten Boom
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You can't separate peace from freedom,
because no one can be at peace unless
he has his freedom.
- Malcolm X
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The opposite of poverty is not wealth.
In too many places, the opposite of
poverty is justice.
- Bryan Stevenson
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It is possible even in the contradictions
and confusions of this life to keep the
center of your being calm and undisturbed.
It is possible even in this life to go through
one hellish situation after another with
strength and confidence of spirit.
It is possible to endure physical pain
and suffering while the mind and heart
are filled with peace and joy. That’s what
I mean by being in paradise even while
you are still part of this earthly scene of
chance and change.
- Howard Hageman
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Use what little obedience you are capable
of, even if it be like a grain of mustard seed.
Begin where you are. Live this present
moment, this present hour as you now sit
in your seats, in utter, utter submission
and openness toward God. Listen outwardly
to these words, but within, behind the scenes,
in the deeper levels of your lives where you
are all alone with God the Loving Eternal One,
keep up a silent prayer, “Open Thou my life.
Guide my thoughts where I dare not let them
go. But Thou darest. Thy will be done."
- Thomas R. Kelly
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ON THIS DAY
From the archives of the New York Times:
"Independent State of Israel Proclaimed"
http://tinyurl.com/a4eqxjm
"Mount St. Helens Erupts in Washington State"
http://tinyurl.com/bfyhulx
"T.E. 'Lawrence of Arabia' Dies in English Cycle Crash"
http://tinyurl.com/oxpxnca
"Charles A. Lindbergh's First Solo Flight Across Atlantic"
http://tinyurl.com/ptzlqho
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CLOSING THOUGHT - Rachel Naomi Remen
There is often more wisdom to be found at the
edges of life than in its middle.
Life-threatening illness may shuffle our values
like a deck of cards. Sometimes a card that has
been on the bottom of the deck for most of our
lives turns out to be the top card, the thing that
really matters. Having watched people sort their
cards and play their hands in the presence of
death for many years, I would say that rarely
is the top card perfection, or possessions, or
even pride.
Most often the top card is love.
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For Those Interested:
Beginning a New Program Year - 2016-17
Adult Spiritual Development/ACTS Ministry
at St. David's United Church, Calgary
NEW SEASON,
NEW SPIRITUAL TRAVEL PROJECT
The Planning Cycle Begins With a Question:
"Where Would You Like to Travel Next?"
Beginning our process to find a destination
for a trip somewhere in the world in 2017.
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