Alexander Mills
@alexandermills.ca
Born, raised, and living in Niagara. Pastoring a rural congregation, stumbling along the way.
We’re meant to enjoy Our Lord and, in Him, our friends, our food, our sleep, our jokes, and the birds’ song and the frosty sunrise.
- CS Lewis, Collected Letters
- CS Lewis, Collected Letters
March 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We’re meant to enjoy Our Lord and, in Him, our friends, our food, our sleep, our jokes, and the birds’ song and the frosty sunrise.
- CS Lewis, Collected Letters
- CS Lewis, Collected Letters
From dust you came,
and to dust you will return.
and to dust you will return.
March 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
From dust you came,
and to dust you will return.
and to dust you will return.
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Day 1, #aBirdFromTheLord
I hear but don’t see it. A House Finch. The humblest backyard bird.
It is building a nest in our overgrown yard, finding amidst the tangle of weeds exactly what it needs to nurture new life.
Signs of hope, amidst a world bent on violence.
Remember you are dust.
I hear but don’t see it. A House Finch. The humblest backyard bird.
It is building a nest in our overgrown yard, finding amidst the tangle of weeds exactly what it needs to nurture new life.
Signs of hope, amidst a world bent on violence.
Remember you are dust.
March 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Day 1, #aBirdFromTheLord
I hear but don’t see it. A House Finch. The humblest backyard bird.
It is building a nest in our overgrown yard, finding amidst the tangle of weeds exactly what it needs to nurture new life.
Signs of hope, amidst a world bent on violence.
Remember you are dust.
I hear but don’t see it. A House Finch. The humblest backyard bird.
It is building a nest in our overgrown yard, finding amidst the tangle of weeds exactly what it needs to nurture new life.
Signs of hope, amidst a world bent on violence.
Remember you are dust.
March 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
New morning,
New mercies.
New mercies.
February 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
New morning,
New mercies.
New mercies.
February 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do."
- Wendell Berry
- Wendell Berry
February 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do."
- Wendell Berry
- Wendell Berry
My dad gives good gifts. Looking forward to reading this, @dtbryant.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My dad gives good gifts. Looking forward to reading this, @dtbryant.bsky.social
"All that is sweet, delightful, and amiable in this world, in the serenity of the air, the fineness of seasons, the joy of light, the melody of sounds, the beauty of colors, the fragrancy of smells, the splendor of precious stones, is nothing else but Heaven breaking through the veil of this world."
January 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"All that is sweet, delightful, and amiable in this world, in the serenity of the air, the fineness of seasons, the joy of light, the melody of sounds, the beauty of colors, the fragrancy of smells, the splendor of precious stones, is nothing else but Heaven breaking through the veil of this world."
*my three-year-old in the backseat on a Tuesday morning*
(whispering to himself) "Sanctuary, sanctuary, sanctuary"
"Dad, I just love going to church"
(whispering to himself) "Sanctuary, sanctuary, sanctuary"
"Dad, I just love going to church"
January 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
*my three-year-old in the backseat on a Tuesday morning*
(whispering to himself) "Sanctuary, sanctuary, sanctuary"
"Dad, I just love going to church"
(whispering to himself) "Sanctuary, sanctuary, sanctuary"
"Dad, I just love going to church"
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"Gold, as to a king; myrrh, as to one who was to die; and frankincense, as to a god."
-Origen of Alexandria
-Origen of Alexandria
January 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Gold, as to a king; myrrh, as to one who was to die; and frankincense, as to a god."
-Origen of Alexandria
-Origen of Alexandria
Drinking eggnog until Epiphany. Who's going to stop me?
January 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Drinking eggnog until Epiphany. Who's going to stop me?
I made the mistake of tuning in to Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve and I regret to inform you, culture has died.
I fear our species may be next.
I fear our species may be next.
January 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I made the mistake of tuning in to Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve and I regret to inform you, culture has died.
I fear our species may be next.
I fear our species may be next.
“The Journey to Bethlehem”
Jane Crowther
Jane Crowther
December 23, 2024 at 5:36 PM
“The Journey to Bethlehem”
Jane Crowther
Jane Crowther
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Each year, Dec 21–the Winter Solstice—also marks Homeless Day of Remembrance, honoring those who died while experiencing homelessness.
Because we don’t all keep records of this, our best estimates are that between 15 and 45 thousand unhoused people die each year.
Because we don’t all keep records of this, our best estimates are that between 15 and 45 thousand unhoused people die each year.
December 21, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Each year, Dec 21–the Winter Solstice—also marks Homeless Day of Remembrance, honoring those who died while experiencing homelessness.
Because we don’t all keep records of this, our best estimates are that between 15 and 45 thousand unhoused people die each year.
Because we don’t all keep records of this, our best estimates are that between 15 and 45 thousand unhoused people die each year.
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First year I've ever gotten pushback from posting the Magnificat on Facebook.
"Is this a political statement or a Christmas card?"
"Yes."
"Is this a political statement or a Christmas card?"
"Yes."
December 17, 2024 at 4:01 AM
First year I've ever gotten pushback from posting the Magnificat on Facebook.
"Is this a political statement or a Christmas card?"
"Yes."
"Is this a political statement or a Christmas card?"
"Yes."
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The sanctuary movement is the new Underground Railroad.
If our baptism is not to be emptied of its power we are obligated to help the refugee find freedom.
If our baptism is not to be emptied of its power we are obligated to help the refugee find freedom.
when christians in america claim they’re being persecuted i wish this is what they mean
December 13, 2024 at 7:07 AM
The sanctuary movement is the new Underground Railroad.
If our baptism is not to be emptied of its power we are obligated to help the refugee find freedom.
If our baptism is not to be emptied of its power we are obligated to help the refugee find freedom.
If there’s an epidemic in America, it’s people talking on speakerphone in public.
December 11, 2024 at 1:11 PM
If there’s an epidemic in America, it’s people talking on speakerphone in public.
Prepping for a wedding this coming weekend, and I'm struck again by the peculiarity of it all.
We live in a time and amongst a culture that is utterly allergic to vow-keeping and vow-making. It's a truly peculiar thing for young people to make life-long vows and intend to keep them.
We live in a time and amongst a culture that is utterly allergic to vow-keeping and vow-making. It's a truly peculiar thing for young people to make life-long vows and intend to keep them.
December 10, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Prepping for a wedding this coming weekend, and I'm struck again by the peculiarity of it all.
We live in a time and amongst a culture that is utterly allergic to vow-keeping and vow-making. It's a truly peculiar thing for young people to make life-long vows and intend to keep them.
We live in a time and amongst a culture that is utterly allergic to vow-keeping and vow-making. It's a truly peculiar thing for young people to make life-long vows and intend to keep them.
The French Horn is the best horn.
December 10, 2024 at 2:23 AM
The French Horn is the best horn.
Woke up with the forest this morning.
December 6, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Woke up with the forest this morning.
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Antichrist isn’t a person or even a few people throughout history.
Antichrist is a spirit.
It is empire.
It is greed.
It is unfettered ambition.
We are all antichrist.
But none of us truly are.
Antichrist is a spirit.
It is empire.
It is greed.
It is unfettered ambition.
We are all antichrist.
But none of us truly are.
December 4, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Antichrist isn’t a person or even a few people throughout history.
Antichrist is a spirit.
It is empire.
It is greed.
It is unfettered ambition.
We are all antichrist.
But none of us truly are.
Antichrist is a spirit.
It is empire.
It is greed.
It is unfettered ambition.
We are all antichrist.
But none of us truly are.
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Restarting the song because I wasn't listening hard enough
December 3, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Restarting the song because I wasn't listening hard enough