Christmas Carols Service

Hayley Larson reflects for us after our annual take on the traditional Anglican Christmas Carols Service.

Luke, MatthewVincent BrackettDecember 21, 2021Advent 2021Comment

A specific prayer practice some at BLC find extremely helpful is Emmanuel Prayer. It involves accessing our memories to help us connect with the God who is always with us (Emmanuel means "God with us", and is a name for God we return to often during Advent). Vince interview BLC's Anna Cruz about her experience.

Vincent BrackettDecember 14, 2021Advent 2021Comment

Helpful and harmful spiritual perspectives on waiting

The season of Advent in the church calendar encourages us to annually come back to the theme of "waiting", suggesting how core it is to learn to "wait well" in order to "live well". Hayley and Vince unpack some helpful and some harmful spiritual perspectives on waiting they've encountered (and perhaps you have too?)

Luke, Mark, Matthew, JohnVincent BrackettDecember 7, 2021Advent 2021Comment

First Sunday of Advent

We ring in the first Sunday of Advent 2021 with our first visit of the year to some of our favorite Carols, and a look at the song of Mary from Luke 1, according to the First Nations Version of the English New Testament.

LukeVincent BrackettNovember 30, 2021Advent 2021Comment