Growing up, our family home sat on the banks of a broad river- so wide, in fact, that people often mistook it for a lake. Yet, if you jumped in (which it did often in the summer), the deep and strong current would grab you, revealing just how much of a river it truly was.…
As the Christmas season descend on us, most people are swept up in the festivities and excitement. And while this is wonderful for them, the level of public celebration and joy can often further highlight the loneliness and isolation that many of us feel. What should be a time of love and connection can become…
Over the past week, I have been in BC with almost the entire Generous Space team running some events, including a fantastic ally ship event with Sarah Bessey (video to come!), and our annual West Coast retreat. While there will be more post-retreat reports coming in the next few weeks, I wanted to be vulnerable…
Over the last few weeks I have found myself drawn into a number of online conversations around labels. For those of us who identify as LGBTQ+ (see, we’re already at labels!), this can be a contentious and difficult topic. Some people find labels essential. They help people bring clarity and visibility to parts of themselves…
In the latest message in the Queer Sermon Series, our very own Co-Director of Community, Jamie Arpin-Ricci, bring us “Beyond the Binaries of Fear”. While it is our shortest sermon to date, these 10 mins pack a punch! “Beyond the Binaries of Fear” Jamie Arpin-Ricci – May 19, 2019 from Generous Space Ministries on Vimeo.
At this year’s 2019 Ontario Generous Space Retreat, Rev. Liz Edman, author, Episcopal priest, and political strategist, knocked her keynote out of the park! Check out the video below for her creative and profound reading of story of the Samaritan woman (John 4) through a queer lens. We suspect you will return to it more…
For many of us who have gone through (or are going through) the process of coming out, we face a lot of varied and often difficult responses. There are those who will directly and unequivocally question our integrity, our motives, and even the quality and substance of our faith and salvation. There are those who…
The Table has always been here, as long as I remember, set beneath the trees, seats for everyone who comes. The Table is, in fact, many tables—lined up, one after another, stretching across the grass and around the corners, beyond sight and familiarity—but the Table is one. I remember my first seat at the…
Last month, I had the privilege of attending the Ontario Generous Space Retreat for the first time. It was also my first GS retreat as a member of the team since coming on in January as Co-Director of Community alongside Beth. It was an incredible (though demanding) time of connecting with and serving a cross-section…
A few years ago, I came across a beautiful benedictory song called “Go In Peace” by Sam Baker. I found this version (below) performed by Caroline Forbes, which I put to these images. Here are the lyrics: Go in peace Go in kindness Go in love Go in faith Leave the day The day behind…