Stroll Meditations

Stroll Meditations

by | May 28, 2019 | Ordinary, Reflections

By Corina Bolo May 11, 2019  This morning I took my first Stroll of this season and it was along some used-to-be familiar streets. I am staying for a bit with my Mom in my childhood home and this morning’s walk took me past the WayMarks of street signs that I...
Deciding to Stroll in the Rain

Deciding to Stroll in the Rain

by | May 20, 2019 | Ordinary, Reflections

by Pam Harrison  Today is going to mark a change of attitude in my way of walking. The weather has kept me from walking three days on this journey, I miss walking so much. I reflected on your words and enjoy the day, but something is missing. So I am going to “walk in...
Welcome to Stroll for Your Soul

Welcome to Stroll for Your Soul

by | Apr 30, 2019 | Reflections

Welcome to Stroll for Your Soul  I’m Janice, host of the Prayer Bench, and one of your guide. I’ll be Strolling in Riverview, New Brunswick in Canada.  I’m delighted to be partnering on this series with Caroline Bindon from the Whangaparaoa Peninsula...
[Acts] The Clash of Belonging & Believing

[Acts] The Clash of Belonging & Believing

by | Jan 12, 2019 | Reflections

“If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” Acts 8:37 Turn to Acts 8. Read out verse 37. If you are reading a newer translation of the Bible, You may find a gap between verse 36 and...
[John] So Loved

[John] So Loved

by | Dec 28, 2018 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.”  — John 3:16 Our first hint of incarnation comes in the creation story. God makes all this stuff out of darkness: a fire...
2019 Subscription Packages

2019 Subscription Packages

by | Dec 6, 2018 | Reflections

Is this you? Seeking to deepen your life through spiritual practice rooted in Christian Wisdom? Yearning for invitations to solitude and silence, to see beauty all around, and to explore meaning and mystery? Willing to go beyond the ordinary, open to new learning, and...
Say Hello: Waking Up Email Retreat

Say Hello: Waking Up Email Retreat

by | Nov 27, 2018 | Reflections

Hello all who signed up for the Advent Email Retreat series, Waking Up. Welcome! I trust you received your Welcome Email this morning. I invite you you to “Leave a Reply” below and share you name and where you are from. It helps us have a sense of our...
“Lost in a Carving”

“Lost in a Carving”

by | Nov 6, 2018 | Reflections

Duane MacEwen carved the Nativity set that is featured in the Prayer Bench Small Group Study and the Advent Email Retreat. Here is his biography.  I was born and raised on PEI and began carving around 1998. I  have been competing in the ‘Open’ or Expert class in the ...
[Luke] Imagine with Me

[Luke] Imagine with Me

by | Oct 23, 2018 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections

And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus.” – Luke 5:19 NKJV Come, imagine with me!  What would it feel like in...