A little beauty
Long-standing member Bill Aide, an acclaimed pianist, poet and teacher, has offered up some beauty in the form of music, poetry and visual art on his website for all to… Read More »A little beauty
Keith Nunn
Musician, bartender, lover, activist, theologian, athiest, feminist, queerish, generally earnest and troublesome individual.
SAVE Trinity Square & Toronto’s Heritage
We need your support! An application has been filed to add 60 storeys to the 10-storey building on Trinity Square at 483-491 Bay St. & 20 Albert St. This is… Read More »SAVE Trinity Square & Toronto’s Heritage
Resisting Apocalypse
As I approached this service and read the appointed readings I was struck by the sense of end times captured there. In our present era it feels as if we are in the end times. It gives me more sympathy for the writers of these apocalyptic pieces and helped me decide not to jettison them in favour of Maya Anjelou or Richard Wagamese as I might otherwise be tempted to do.
Of apocalytic texts in general, the theologian Ched Myers, who has preached here on a few occasions has this to say:
Read More »Resisting Apocalypse“Apocalyptic discourse in the Bible is not about predicting God’s cataclysmic destruction of the world, as so often assumed in popular culture. Rather it expresses the fierce imagination of those who long for the end of destructive oppression by the imperial state. After all, for the poor, the “end of the world” is already and forever being visited upon their communities by soldiers and fortune hunters and police.
Lifting Spirits 2019
cocktails, food, singing & conversation Refreshment for thinking (and singing) people. The 2019 series started Thursday, September 19 and continues Thurs Oct 17 (Theme is Threes), Thurs Nov 21, and… Read More »Lifting Spirits 2019
Happiness and community
One of the items on this morning’s broadcast of Metro Morning was coverage of a report on the happiness of Torontonians (or rather the apparent lack thereof). One of the… Read More »Happiness and community
¡Presente!
At Holy Trinity, we often recall those who have gone before us. There are many from our local community and beyond who are named in our litany of the Saints. This post landed in my mailbox from the folks at Extinction Rebellion and caught my eye as a beautiful tribute to the many who have paid for their defence of land and water with their lives. And with appreciation for the growing numbers who are defending our common future.
Presente!
Mary Oliver dies at 83
Mary Oliver has been an ongoing inspiration to many of us here at HT. Her readings are often part of our weekly gatherings. Her work has uplifted and challenged us… Read More »Mary Oliver dies at 83
What do we do with the King of Kings?
Keith Nunn, Nov 26, 2017.
In case the lectionary readings today didn’t tip you off, this Sunday is called the Reign of Christ. This is the last stop before we start the cycle over with Mary’s story and the infant Jesus.
Co-incidentally, the first sermon I delivered after entering theological education was on the reign of Christ. At that time, I felt a need and pressure to justify my position through scripture. Not so much anymore. However, I do feel a need to maintain the conversation with scripture in general and with the person of Jesus Christ in particular.
Today, in spite of my infamous reputation for jettisoning the lectionary, I have kept all the appointed readings, albeit in abridged form. The straightforward interpretation of these texts probably makes most of us somewhat uncomfortable—I know it does me. I’ll return to them shortly, however.Read More »What do we do with the King of Kings?
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