Category Archives: Random Personal Notes

“I, I will begin again . . . “: New Year’s Day

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Originally published in the January 2020 newsletter of the Anglican Church of St Thomas, Kefalas, Crete, Greece.   Calendars are funny things. Our civic year begins on January 1st, and many of us mark it by staying up the night … Continue reading →

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A Witness and a Testimony

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

A Sermon Preached At The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete, Greece The Diocese in Europe | The Church of England October 27, 2019, 11:00 am [Expanded considerably for this blog] Key Questions: What has been your … Continue reading →

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30 Years Ago Today

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Thirty years ago today I was ordained a priest at St. Jude’s Church, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. My brothers showed up, as did my parents and some of my aunts and uncles and other relatives. The time seems to have flied … Continue reading →

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Women’s Ways of Knowing

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

On this International Woman’s Day (March 8, 2019) I would refer my male friends to the book, Women’s Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice, and Mind. I read it back in the ’80s, and if I was not … Continue reading →

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Some Resolutions for 2019

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

I follow a number of Canadian writers on Twitter, and one of them is Amanda Reaume. She reads an astonishing number of books, and knows the Canadian Literary scene as well as anyone.  Way back in 2018, on December 29, … Continue reading →

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Catching Up on the Last Nine Months

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Happy New Year! 2019, eh? How did it get to be so late? Since I last wrote something for this blog a lot has happened. To wit: On April 6 my wife heard about a half-time position at an Anglican … Continue reading →

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Lee Aaron and Me

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Lee Aaron is a Canadian musician who was quite popular in the 1980s and into the early 1990s. If you are of a certain age you might remember her – she was a female entry in the hair metal genre … Continue reading →

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Whose Land Am I On?

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

The following is a continuation of the first draft of my dissertation Unsettling Theology. This is probably the most personal section. At a G20 meeting on September 25, 2009 the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, stated … Continue reading →

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Me and Audrey

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

I haven’t posted much over the last two months. So here’s a picture of me and my dog Audrey. We got Audrey from the Victoria BC SPCA apparently a “surrender” who spent most of her life in a laundry room. … Continue reading →

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