by Edwin Drewlo | Mar 3, 2019 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
I think today was one of the last crispy cold Sundays of this winter season — somewhere around 10 below Celsius this afternoon. I took the opportunity to get some dog-walking exercise in the snowy woods called, Forests for the World, about a kilometer from our... by Edwin Drewlo | Feb 24, 2019 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
Recently, I had occasion to spend some time thinking about the transfiguration of Jesus as described in the first 13 verses of Matthew 17. Similar accounts of this unusual experience are found in Mark 9:2-13 and Luke 9:26-36. The slight variation in these... by Edwin Drewlo | Jan 27, 2019 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Transitional Pastoral Ministry, Uncategorized
Recently, because of the intensity of my own work at times, I’ve been thinking a lot about whether Jesus was intense or more relaxed. This thought came about in the context of a discussion about vision while working with a church during a time of transition... by Edwin Drewlo | Dec 4, 2018 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Uncategorized
A brightly decorated evergreen is iconic at Christmastime. It is said to have originated in Germany in the 16th Century when Christians transformed a pagan practice into Christian meaning. Today it speaks of perpetual life in the midst of our dark world that... by Edwin Drewlo | Oct 31, 2018 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Poetry, Uncategorized
This photo is a prize — a shot taken by my friend, Alfred. It’s the shoreline of Christina Lake in southern British Columbia, Canada. Part of the reason for its appeal, I’m sure, is the variety of colour and contrast — different hues and shades... by Edwin Drewlo | Jul 13, 2018 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Poetry, Uncategorized
I know of no Psalm that is more summary of what the Psalms, the Bible, or life is all about than Psalm 1. It is appropriate that this Psalm and the Psalter, the hymnbook of the Hebrew people, stands more or less at the center of the whole Bible. Psalm 1, as an...
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