KAIROS Canada Easter video

Here is KAIROS Canada's Easter video. KAIROS Canada is an ecumenical social justice advocacy and educational coalition. 

Come and witness first light from KAIROS Canada on Vimeo.

The truth is stranger than fiction

This is one of those stories where the truth is stranger than fiction, which I read in the March 17, 2018 Edmonton Journal.

"You're Legally Dead, Court Tells Man Expelled By Turkey"

A Romanian court has upheld a death certificate against a man despite him being alive and present in the court at the time. The decision by judges in the eastern Romanian town of Barlad left Constantin Reliu, 63, legally dead despite him showing all the vital signs of life. "My name is Constantin Reliu. I am dead but I'm still alive," he said as he left the court. "I have no source of income, and because of the fact that I am dead I cannot hire a lawyer. In fact I can't do anything in this country." Reliu left Romania in 1992 to work in Turkey. His wife, having heard nothing from him for years, applied successfully for a death notice in 2016. Her husband became aware of his death when he tried to return to Romania in January, after Turkey expelled him because his papers had expired.

   Why would this fellow choose not to communicate with his wife for all of those years? 

Our World Tuesday - March 6, 2018

I took this photo during our recent visit to Canmore, Alberta. The Rocky Mountains are so majestic, even if it is winter. 

This mural of a guy fishing in a warmer season is an interesting contrast with the snow-covered rooftop.
   For more interesting photos from all over the world, and/or to participate in this meme, visit Our World Tuesday. 

Weekend in Black and White - February 16, 2018

Abandoned
For more interesting b & w photos from around the world, and/or to participate, click here. 

Prayer of the Day-Collect for Transfiguration Sunday Yr B

Photo by Eclecticity, Rocky Mountains

God of majesty and mystery: We praise and thank you for the mountaintop revelations that you bestow on us; through the transfigured light of Jesus, the light of the world. May the transfigured light of Jesus inspire us as we go down from the mountain into the valleys of this world to shine your light and share your love in all the dark places. In the name of Jesus, our Saviour and Messiah, we pray. 

The Weekend in Black & White - January 26, 2018

Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel
Tomorrow, January 27 is Yom HaShoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day. A day to remember the millions of Jewish people who perished in World War II. If you have a Holocaust Remembrance Day event in your community, I would encourage you to attend. For more Weekend in Black & White photos, and/or to share yours, click here. 

Epiphany

Winter sky by Eclecticity

Epiphany Light

Epiphany Light, shines so bright,

Makes everything right.

What a wondrous sight,

That brightens up the night.

-Eclecticity, January 7, 2018