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Dan Sheffield
Hamilton, Ontario
active observation, reflection, and practice re: the interface of church, mission and culture
Interests: Alice Munro, Lesslie Newbigin, H Rider Haggard, Lord of the Rings, The Cowboys, Crash, Johnny Clegg, Alison Krauss, Emmy Lou Harris, Bob Dylan
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Cormac McCarthy's Little Fire
Keep a little fire burning. However small, However hidden. Cormac McCarthy (American novelist who died last week; June 13/23) I was really impacted by the visual imagery and storyline of The Road, the 2009 movie version of Cormac McCarthy's novel... Continue reading
Posted Jun 17, 2023 at DanSheffield
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There's more to the story
Some excellent reflections here in this video clip from Doctors Without Borders. This is such an important issue for international charitable organizations. The difference between the marketing story and the real story. Us/Them, Here/There, is no longer sustainable. This was... Continue reading
Posted Feb 2, 2023 at DanSheffield
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Identity: self-constructed? socially-constructed?
Posted Jun 6, 2021 at DanSheffield
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a halfway house
"the church could become a kind of halfway house between the comforts of private life and the challenges of diversity -- but only if it can stay open to strangeness and help us experience our differences within the context of... Continue reading
Posted May 26, 2021 at DanSheffield
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Reading from the other's perspective
This is the time of year when people compile lists of books read in the past year (I've done that) or their intended reading list (that's always a bit deceptive -- like other new year's resolutions -- good intentions, etc.).... Continue reading
Posted Jan 11, 2021 at DanSheffield
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John Wesley on embracing neighbours and strangers
John Wesley said this almost 300 years ago. Seems relevant for our current cultural moment... A genuine Christian “is full of love to his neighbour.” "This is: universal love, not confined to one sect or party, not restrained to those... Continue reading
Posted Jun 17, 2020 at DanSheffield
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John Wesley on embracing neighbours and strangers
John Wesley said this almost 300 years ago. Seems relevant for our current cultural moment... A genuine Christian “is full of love to his neighbour.” "This is: universal love, not confined to one sect or party, not restrained to those who agree with him in opinions, or in outward modes... Continue reading
Posted Jun 17, 2020 at The Multicultural Leader
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Unique partnership for affordable housing
In 2017-2018 I found myself available to consider new ministry opportunities, and so when "a friend of a friend" invited me into a project in Kitchener, I joined in. St. Paul's Lutheran Church/Bridgeport was looking at alternatives to closing their... Continue reading
Posted Feb 17, 2020 at DanSheffield
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A Decade of Reading - the 2010s
It seems that everybody is reflecting back on the past decade, over this past week or so. I thought I would throw in my own List of the 2010s from my reading lists (I've been keeping track of my annual... Continue reading
Posted Jan 2, 2020 at DanSheffield
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Top Ten Reads in 2019
This past year (2019) was literally the year I have read the least books in the last decade. Only 19. On the other hand I have read more academic articles and listened to more podcasts. Even with podcasts, it's about... Continue reading
Posted Jan 2, 2020 at DanSheffield
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Advent reader posting
My friends at NewLeaf have an Advent Reader with reflective postings for each day of Advent. This was my contribution from a few days ago. https://www.newleafnetwork.ca/2019-first-wednesday-advent/ Treasonous to “the gods,” Faithful to our Maker/Husband Isaiah 54:1-10, Psalm 124, Matthew 24:23-35... Continue reading
Posted Dec 9, 2019 at DanSheffield
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a million boring little things
Last fall I read a book referred to me by my friend Evan Garst. Stranger God: Meeting Jesus in Disguise by Richard Beck. I read a lot of books related to Christian theology and the practice of ministry. This one... Continue reading
Posted Jan 4, 2019 at DanSheffield
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2018 Reading list
Posted Jan 3, 2019 at DanSheffield
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Advent -- Where is this ‘coming’ he promised?
My friends at New Leaf Network have put together an Advent Reader with daily devotionals from a number of different authors. This was my contribution for Monday Dec 3. You can SIGN UP to have them delivered to your mailbox... Continue reading
Posted Dec 3, 2018 at DanSheffield
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From the Margins to the Centre -- new book
Posted Nov 19, 2018 at DanSheffield
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From the Margins to the Centre - new book
The Tyndale Intercultural Ministry Centre (TIM Centre) in Toronto (connected with Tyndale Seminary) has just released a book to which I contributed a chapter. I have been involved with this learning community for almost 15 years. The collection of authors have contributed greatly to my understanding and practice over these... Continue reading
Posted Nov 19, 2018 at The Multicultural Leader
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through black spruce and identity politics
Several years ago I read Through Black Spruce, by Joseph Boyden. A film adaptation of this story premiered at TIFF recently. It's a powerful story of contemporary indigenous life set in both Northern Ontario and several mega-cities. At the time... Continue reading
Posted Sep 17, 2018 at DanSheffield
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yes, you are at the centre of things there :| Intolerance of any but one's own self-selected worldview seems to be the order of the day. Bridge building is time-consuming work in a time of instant gratification.
Commented Aug 23, 2018 on Learning to engage with difference - identity politics in Canada at The Multicultural Leader
Learning to engage with difference - identity politics in Canada
Or, why I prefer to nod and smile affably and not contribute to the debate on identity politics, while getting on with actually bridging differences. A lot of the current debate on identity politics tends to emerge from those who hold what are regarded as socially progressive views about these t...
holy ambivalence and Christian community
Interesting reflections on the social and cultural milieu that we find ourselves in -- in this book review/essay by Brad East, Holy Ambivalence, in Los Angeles Review of Books. And what it means to be the people of God in... Continue reading
Posted Mar 2, 2018 at DanSheffield
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Learning to engage with difference - identity politics in Canada
Or, why I prefer to nod and smile affably and not contribute to the debate on identity politics, while getting on with actually bridging differences. A lot of the current debate on identity politics tends to emerge from those who hold what are regarded as socially progressive views about these... Continue reading
Posted Feb 26, 2018 at The Multicultural Leader
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Learning to engage with difference - identity politics in Canada
Or, why I prefer to nod and smile affably and not contribute to the debate on identity politics, while getting on with actually bridging differences. A lot of the current debate on identity politics tends to emerge from those who... Continue reading
Posted Feb 21, 2018 at DanSheffield
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Faith has its days and its nights
Just finished reading a great book by Czech Catholic priest, professor of sociology at Charles University in Prague, and winner of the 2014 Templeton Prize, Tomas Halik, entitled: Patience with God: The Story of Zacchaeus Continuing in Us. The premise... Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2018 at DanSheffield
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2017 reading list complete
On my blog here, (left sidebar) I always post my accumulated reading throughout any given year. Then I archive the list and start new from Jan 1 of the new year. Been doing this for more than a decade. Typically... Continue reading
Posted Dec 31, 2017 at DanSheffield
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Kurelek’s Christmas Visions of the Incarnation
Posted Dec 6, 2017 at DanSheffield
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Moltmann on racisim and other dysfunctional relationships
In light of ongoing social ferment in 2017 on both sides of the US/Canada border, I offer some insights from Jurgen Moltmann, written 40 years ago. Readers of Volf's Exclusion and Embrace will recognize Moltmann's influence on his thought. In a social context where often we are only getting perspectives... Continue reading
Posted Oct 13, 2017 at The Multicultural Leader
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