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 the 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 400 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 copy of the prequel book 'Battle for the Soul of Canada', please send a $18.50 cheque to 'Ed Hird', 102-15168 19th Avenue, Surrey, BC V4A 0A5. For mailing the book to the USA, please send $20.00 USD. For more info, please click on www3.telus.net/st_simons/nsnews030.html
September 18, 2020 at 4:27 pm
Dear Ed,
We remembered you and Janice in special prayer today, for healing, for strength, for patience as the Lord refreshes Janice’s body and spirit at the same time, and for your strength and encouragement to be sufficient for her as she relies on you much these days of “socks and stockings.”.
Do keep us informed of her progress, please.
In Christ’s love and ours,
Allan & Meryle MacLeod, Mission, BC
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September 18, 2020 at 4:51 pm
Praying.
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September 18, 2020 at 5:39 pm
Hi Ed…May the Lord cover you both with His healing and strength!Sien
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September 20, 2020 at 8:07 am
#ssc44168 #response_container_BBPPID{font-family: initial;font-size: initial;color: initial;}#ssc44168 #ssc44146 a:hover{color: red;}#ssc44168 #ssc44146 a{text-decoration: none;color: rgb(0, 136, 204);}#ssc44168 #ssc44146 a.primaryactionlink:link,#ssc44168 #ssc44146 a.primaryactionlink:visited{background-color: rgb(37, 133, 178);color: rgb(255, 255, 255);}#ssc44168 #ssc44146 a.primaryactionlink:hover,#ssc44168 #ssc44146 a.primaryactionlink:active{background-color: rgb(17, 114, 158) !important;color: rgb(255, 255, 255) !important;} Dear Ed, will certainly pray for your dear wife. Please keep us updated so that we know how best to pray.God bless you bothCarol Wardchristianhealing1@gmail.com Sent from my BlackBerry – the most secure mobile device – via the Rogers Network Original Message Show Details From: comment-reply@wordpress.comSent: September 18, 2020 10:04 PMTo: tcward@bell.netReply-to: comment+lpyx690e4fa8d6rdy8b5mhh@comment.wordpress.comSubject: [New post] Praying for my dear wife Janice
edhird posted: ” Please pray for complete healing for my dear wife Janice P Hird who had surgery over three weeks ago. She is being very careful, not bending over to pick things up. She appreciates my helping her put on her socks and shoes.
âIs anyone among you sick? “
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October 4, 2020 at 7:20 am
Hi, Ed and Janice, we’re thinking of you and Janice. May the Lord cover you with his grace and mercy! love and prayers in Christ, David and Cathie
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