Giving thanks to God for the 44th anniversary of my first ordination on May 18th 1980 by the late Archbishop David Somerville. In the Anglican Church, we are ordained twice, usually a year later, just to make sure that it sticks. š
In Dec 1980, I developed the rare medical condition of spasmodic dysphonia, losing my voice for 18 months before my surgery at Vancouver General Hospital on May 25th 1982. I was ordained as a priest/presbyter on May 31st 1981 by Archbishop Douglas Hambidge. Then in September 1982, I began four and a half years of beloved ministry with Archdeacon Jack Major and my dear friends at St. Matthew’s Abbotsford. God has been faithful through the ups and downs of life and ministry. To God be the glory.
My late Nana who knew that I would become an Anglican clergy.
I was the Rector of St. Simon's Church North Vancouver, B.C for 31 years, from 1987 to 2018. Ordained in 1980, I have also served at St. Philip's Vancouver and St. Matthew's Abbotsford. My wife Janice and I have three sons James, Mark, and Andrew. I was Past President and Chaplain for Alpha Canada. While serving as the National Chair for Anglican Renewal Ministries of Canada, I was one of three co-signers of the Montreal Declaration of Anglican Essentials
For the past 31 years, I have been privileged to write over 500 articles as a columnist on spiritual issues for local North Vancouver newspapers. In the last number of years, I have had the opportunity to speak at conferences and retreats in Honduras, Rwanda, Uganda, Washington State, BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, and Ontario.
My book For Better, For Worse: discovering the keys to a lasting relationship, coauthored with Janice Hird, can be purchased at https://www.amazon.com/Better-Worse-Discovering-lasting-relationship/dp/0978202236/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1535555614&sr=8-1
My sequel Restoring Health: body, mind and spirit, with a foreword by Dr JI Packer, is online with Amazon.com in both paperback http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/097820221X/ref=redir_mdp_mobile and ebook form http://tiny.cc/tanhmx .
In Canada, Amazon.ca has it available in paperback http://tiny.cc/dknhmx and ebook http://tiny.cc/wmhmmx .
It is also posted on Amazon UK (paperback and ebook ), Amazon France (paperback and ebook), and Amazon Germany (paperback and ebook).
Restoring Health is also available online on Barnes and Noble in both paperback and Nook/ebook form. Nook gives a sample of the book to read online: http://tiny.cc/vj3bmx . Indigo also offers the Kobo ebook version: http://tiny.cc/kreonx . You can also obtain it through ITunes as an IBook: http://tiny.cc/1ukiox
The book 'Restoring Health: body, mind and spirit' focuses on strengthening a new generation of healthy leaders. Drawing on examples from Titus' healthy leadership in the pirate island of Crete, it shows how North Americans can embrace a holistically healthy life.
In order to obtain a signed copy in North America of the prequel book 'Battle for the Soul of Canada', Blue Sky, or God's Firestarters, please send a $25 etransfer to ed_hird@telus.net . Cheques are also acceptable.
We give glory to God for your significant ministry across all these years. They have brought you closer to the Lord and you brought many people close to Jesus. God gave you a wonderful writing skill, which you have used to the full. I’m so pleased to see every new book come off the press. A wonderful imagination, a wonderful marriage, and an amazing outreach. Love and prayers, David and Cathie
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May 19, 2024 at 10:34 am
We give glory to God for your significant ministry across all these years. They have brought you closer to the Lord and you brought many people close to Jesus. God gave you a wonderful writing skill, which you have used to the full. I’m so pleased to see every new book come off the press. A wonderful imagination, a wonderful marriage, and an amazing outreach. Love and prayers, David and Cathie
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May 20, 2024 at 5:37 am
Thank you for your kind words, David and Cathie. We go back a long way.
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