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September 5, 2012

Thoughts On The Northern Gateway

By Pete Scholtens

There’s been a lot of discussion lately about the Northern Gateway Pipeline, the controversial pipeline proposal planned for Northern BC. It will pass through mountain ranges, across salmon rivers, and through the territories of a number of First Nation groups. There has been a lot of pushback against the proposal …



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August 15, 2012

With A Prayer For Wisdom

By Pete Scholtens

In his recent TED speech, Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs, deliberately challenges the assumption that safety should come first. Why not safety second, or even third? How do we know? On what basis do we make these decisions? Is it good to question? I think so.

Most …



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June 6, 2012

Not Us or Them, but Us and Them

By Pete Scholtens

In my first post about creation stewardship (or earth keeping), I argued that if we worship the God who made creation, in part because of his artistic abilities, then, as admirers of an artist, we should be taking care of his art rather than destroying it. In the comments, Alice asked if …



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April 18, 2012

Grouchy Country Mouse

By Elisha Stam

Spring is here, and it warms my heart because the city seems to open up when the nice weather stays. Spring is rife with meaning for people, but for me it holds the key to why I love my city.

I came to Hamilton in a very typical, for-university way. …



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April 11, 2012

Early Spring Edible Landscapes

By Emma Cubitt

Spring has sure been in the air for these last few weeks, so much that I am already daydreaming about foraging the plants bursting forth in my little yard.

One of my favourite writers of all time, Wendell Berry, defines the value in growing food on a household scale …



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April 7, 2012

Celebrating Easter With All Creation

By Pete Scholtens

I love Easter. It’s one of my favourite times of the year. It’s spring, which helps with the celebratory feeling. Winter has lost its grip on the world around us. Flowers are blooming, birds begin singing, and warm breezes play across my face. But more importantly, and most of all, …



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February 21, 2012

And Behold, It was Very Good

By Pete Scholtens

“And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.” – Genesis 1:31

A long time ago, in a far off country, a young man with a passion for art and sculpture began to work at his craft.

Who was this artist? His name was Michelangelo …



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