January 1, 1999 Living life in voluntary simplicity made simple

The excesses of Christmas and a new year coming - even a new millennium - make this book a timely read. Voluntary simplicity is a term gaining wider recognition and practice among Canadians who yearn for a simpler,...

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January 1, 1999 Jim Packer biography looks at a life centred on knowing God

Without a doubt, the most God-forsaken period of my life as a Christian is the two months I spent studying for final theology exams. If someone had pointed me toward Jim Packer then, I would have thanked them. Mr....

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January 1, 1999 The bishop who went to court

Walter Righter is the second bishop this century to be tried for heresy in the United States. In 1995, 10 bishops brought charges against him for violating his ordination vows and "teaching a doctrine contrary to that held by...

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January 1, 1999 Violin brings mystery and misfortune

The scene is an up-scale auction house in Montreal; the time is the present. The auctioneer (Colm Feore) has come to the final item available: "Here she is now, lot 72 -- the so called 'Red Violin.'" The bidding starts,...

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January 1, 1999 Nelson finds gold in what's old

One of the most common storylines for a song is the shattered love relationship, and this tendency is even more prevalent in country music. Few do it with more consistency, eloquence, and soul-baring honesty than...

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January 1, 1999 Natives say spirituality led to firing

The chief of the predominantly Anglican Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan is determined not to compensate or hire back three fired Native justice workers who practised traditional Native spirituality. Chief Harry...

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January 1, 1999 Anglican Appeal on its way to meeting goal

There's good news and bad news on the fundraising front. The Anglican Appeal is well on its way to meeting its $950,000 goal but the Anglican Journal may not raise the full $100,000 it budgeted for. "We are optimistic we are...

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January 1, 1999 Statement due soon

Bishop Michael Ingham will announce in January whether he will permit blessings of same-sex unions. Michael Ingham As of press time, no date for the...

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January 1, 1999 Legal fees cause deficit

A proposal to review salaries of the primate and bishops, a discussion of the Anglican Journal's coverage and a decrying of hate crimes against gays were among resolutions passed by the new Council of General Synod. ...

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January 1, 1999 Honouring a great man

South African Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu is awarded an Honorary Doctor of Civil Laws Degree from Bishop's University in Lennoxville, Que. Bishop's Principal, Janyne M. Hodder, said the...

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