Lucky Obasuyi – My Take Home from the People’s Assembly on Climate Justice Saturday, November 17, 2018, at the University of Toronto, Multi Faith Center Genesis 2:15 (ESV) – “The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden
Straw Wars
Straw Wars: The One Time Disabled People are NOT Told to Suck It Up Tim de Visser explores the oppressive elements in environmentalist initiatives that ignore the lives of people with disabilities. For the last couple of months, there’s been talk
The Cloud of Unknowing
The Cloud of Unknowing Reflections on a strange encounter and the theological thoughts that followed… “Do you read the Bible?” asked the stranger in front of me. Odd questions from random strangers are a regular facet of my life given
Honour Peacemakers
My Peace Wall I learned about Sister Norma Pimentel this week. Sister Norma is the executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley and I listened to an interview in which she was responding to the horrific separation
A Word on Romans 13…
Last week, Biblical scholar Trent Voth wrote a short post on Facebook addressing the use of the Bible by secular authorities in the US. He was willing to offer it as a blog post for the SCM! A Word on
Chaplains Gathering reflection
In a significant step for ecumenical campus ministry, over 30 chaplains and religious professionals working with university students gathered for a 4 day program in May at 5 Oaks retreat centre, at the first in-person Ecumenical Chaplains gathering in several
Courage – Orpah’s teaching
Courage – Orpah’s teaching 2017 10 31 SCM York Reflection There’s a guy who comes to our Bible studies every Monday. He comes to practice his English, and he always apologizes for not being religious, and says he’s not a
Everyone Belongs! – a reflection
“Everyone Belongs in the Kitchen” is the tagline of the Student Christian Movement’s September retreat this year. What kitchen? And, who is ‘everyone’? The phrase comes from a joke that exists in multiple memes online, which takes the tired sexist
Reflection from SCM UofT
This reflection was featured in The Ecumenical Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto‘s Spring 2015/2016 Newsletter, and reproduced with permission. For Matthew Morales, a U of T Mississauga student, finding the Student Christian Movement at U of T came at