The Reverend Chung Yan Lam is a former Theology Intern at CPJ. She is currently serving as the Associate Incumbent at the All Saints' Anglican Church Westboro in Ottawa. Ecumenically, Rev. Lam serves as a Vice-President of the Canadian Council of Churches, representing the ELCIC and also on the Christian Council of the Capital Area. She has served as the co-chair of the Anglican Lutheran National Worship Conference. Her activities and passion include exploring and engaging communities with ecumenism, social justice, and intercultural ministries. Children and youth ministry, biblical studies and liturgical arts are some of her interest areas. She has a Master of Theological Studies from Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology, as well as a Master of Advanced Ecumenical Studies from the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey, affiliated with the World Council of Churches and the University of Geneva. Being a lifelong learner, Rev. Lam continues to pursue training in theological studies and beyond: First Aid Instructor, Mental Health (including suicide prevention), race literacy, musical instruments, and recipes.
âWe need to ⊠reflect on âour daily bread,â given to us each day, and think about our relationship, not only with food, but with each other, with creation, and with the Creator.â â Wayne Groot, Living Ecological Justice, p. 33. Eating locally and knowing where our food originates is one of the ways Wayne…
“Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel; for the Lord has an indictment against the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or loyalty, and no knowledge of God in the land. Swearing, lying, and murder, and stealing and adultery break out; bloodshed follows bloodshed. Therefore the land mourns, and all…
Creation has always been renewing â and restoring â itself, as long as humanity leaves it well alone. However, due to humansâ determination to exercise control and authority over creation, we are rapidly undoing what God spoke into being, disrupting a divinely designed balance. To begin participating in creationâs restorative processes calls for a change in our attitude or a modification of perspectives with regards to the role of human beings in creation.
Leah Kostamoâs reflection on Colossians 1: 15â20 left me considering the difference between redemption and restoration.
This is the second in a series of reflections, contemplating the themes explored by contributors to CPJâs âLiving Ecological Justice: A Biblical Response to the Environmental Crisis.â
The concept of stewardship often triggers conversations about management of finances and resources within a faith community. However, Stephen Bede Scharper challenges us to step beyond monetary responsibility to the broader scope of intentional ecological accountability. Being a good steward means taking care of what has been bestowed upon us as our responsibility. One of the greatest tasks of a good steward is to love and to care for their gift as the Creator would. The phrase âcreation careâ is suggested by Scharper to replace or supercede stewardship, but I challenge that instead of displacing âstewardship,â the church must redefine and transform its limited understanding of dominion in Genesis 1:26-28.Â
How fitting that CPJ celebrated our 50th anniversary of engaging faith, politics, and advocacy in Ottawa on November 1, All Saints’ Day! For half a century, CPJ members and supporters have pursued the inevitable connectedness between faithful Christian living and seeking justice in public policies. CPJ continues to “show up” and to “stand up” for…
