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barefootbellringer
2 days ago4 min read
It's a Matter of Time
Every now and then I get asked to write an article for our Diocesan Newspaper The Highway. Usually I write about small town ministry, or...
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barefootbellringer
Dec 63 min read
Radish & Patch Nativity
I have amassed quite a collection of Radish & Patch characters over the years and while they usually adorn my front window, some of the...
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barefootbellringer
Dec 53 min read
Feeling all the Feelings...
All of my adult life I have struggled to express emotions. Growing up I was allowed to be happy, but not too happy. All in moderation. ...
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barefootbellringer
Dec 51 min read
A Little Bit Happy
I was introduced to Talk about six months ago. Their music reaches deep inside me. A Canadian artist, they write about important things...
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barefootbellringer
Feb 233 min read
Sleep Deprivation...or something
I've struggled with insomnia for most of my adult life. I have a new family doctor and he's quite good. When I went to my first...
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barefootbellringer
Feb 63 min read
Hey, I'm back!
So, I begin with an apology. I've neglected almost everything about my self care and especially I've neglected this blog. These days my...
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barefootbellringer
Feb 14, 20238 min read
Flight to Egypt - Sermon for the Epiphany
Flight to Egypt In the lectionary we have traveled in time, yet in North America it was only two weeks ago we gathered for Christmas Day....
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barefootbellringer
Feb 12, 20231 min read
You Are Loved - Prayer for Queer Out Here Conference
Whether you are in or out of the closet, you are loved. Whether you are Indigenous or settler, you are loved. Whether you profess Christ...
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barefootbellringer
Feb 9, 20236 min read
Mary - Bearer of the Light
This image is a linoprint from Ben Wildflower. His depiction is amazing... Mary: Bearer of the Light Today’s reading is all about John,...
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barefootbellringer
Feb 6, 20234 min read
Hey, it's me. Remember me?
I've been away long enough that I had to prove to my platform provider that I was me. That was weird, and here we are. Honestly, I'm...
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barefootbellringer
Sep 18, 20226 min read
What? Me, Worry?
What is the least effective way to stop someone from worrying? It is to tell them to stop worrying. In the history of the world, I don’t...
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barefootbellringer
Sep 11, 20221 min read
Turnabout is Fair Play
He's sweet, isn't he? Well, let me tell you something... Yesterday I missed the last two stairs and fell hard onto twisted up legs. Like...
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barefootbellringer
Sep 11, 20228 min read
Gird Up Your Loins
It’s a rare thing for a biblical phrase to be adopted into common parlance and that phrase reflects the same meaning today as it did when...
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barefootbellringer
Sep 4, 20227 min read
Beneath the Potter's Hands
The image of clay in the potter’s hands is one that is well known in our sacred stories. If you’ve ever worked with clay, either on a...
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barefootbellringer
Aug 28, 20221 min read
Sorry for the silence --
I have no excuse...that's not exactly true, I have plenty of excuses but none of them really matter. The truth is, it's been a hard slog...
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barefootbellringer
Aug 28, 20227 min read
Turning Tables
At first glance, today’s reading seems to be two separate and distinct things. And yet, we all know Jesus is famous for his non-answer...
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barefootbellringer
Aug 21, 20227 min read
"Stop Protesting -- Accept Your Fate"
Nearly every person I know who has accepted God’s call has done so after a lot of protesting. We see many examples in the Bible – We've...
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barefootbellringer
Aug 14, 202210 min read
Divisions – really Jesus? Really??
Today’s reading is a cautionary tale about taking a reading literally. If you look at the imagery of today’s reading: fire needing to be...
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barefootbellringer
Aug 7, 20227 min read
"What is Faith"?
How many of you, while going through a difficult time, have been told to “buck up and have faith”? As though faith is some kind of magic...
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