Student Bursary essays - Aiden Scherzinger

My paraphrase of his words: “as I looked into it [Anabaptism], I realized that it named where I was already at.” It was, I would say, very easy to root myself in this faith tradition, as it seemed the spirit had already been leading me to this tradition before I found the words for it.

Global Companion Update #6

Bethlehem Bible College (BBC) exists to train people to serve Christ in the world, advocate a Palestinian Christian perspective, and model Christ through community development. 

Sitting in the Circle

"In the daylight God disappears,
running here and there,
contending with the desires of people,
shaking with laughter,
then weeping.
Which recalls to her this singular concern:
to keep dancing her crazy cosmic conga
and coax all the broken circles back to love."

When Borders Break, the Spirit Builds

Before I left, she said, “Let me pray for you.” And she prayed exactly as my mother would have prayed—tenderly, fervently, with a mother’s heart. I was stunned. Is she Anglican? I wondered. How is she praying with such warmth, care, and love—just like my mother?

In that moment, a profound truth dawned on me: there are mothers and God-fearing people far beyond the borders of our denominations. God’s kingdom has no walls, no tribal lines, no cultural limits. The Spirit of the Lord binds this global family together.

Giving Before You Have Enough

A group of Calgary youth were touched by how Guatemalan community members helped those in need – even before they themselves were economically stable.

Pondering Sumud

A few months ago, my Palestinian friend and A Common Word Alberta Interfaith Dialogue partner Salwa, gave me a hoodie that has the words written on it: “I am  from here and here I am!” This is a quote from Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008), a Palestinian poet. Darwish captures the commitment of the Palestinian people to remain connected to the land they have been on for centuries, if not millennia – land that has shaped who they are through olive trees, citrus orchards, sheep and goat herding, and cousins – so many cousins.