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I did a search for Jordan Peterson and was surprised that there were no threads with him in the subject line. There are two pages worth of posts that include his name, one of them my own. But given his rise to celebrity status I'm surprised there isn't a single thread on him and the...

The pastor at my church shared something incredibly intriguing I believe. He was talking about those things in our lives where we say: "Man, I am so going to do that"....but then we don't. He wasn't talking about things like learning the guitar however, it was centered on things where we feel...

Just some random late afternoon thoughts about the importance of language. Have you heard a sales pitch where the salesperson kind of takes a pause and then says: "Okay, I'm going to be completely honest here". When that happens to me alarm bells start going off....first if someone has to...

There is one type of post here that I must admit gets under my skin a bit....uhm, maybe a lot. There are lots of theological points that are very much up for debate and many various schools of thought. One that springs immediately to mind is the whole debate over grace and works and the role...

I'd be interested in engaging with others about one of my favorite old movies, 'Inherit The Wind'. Done in 1960 it depicts the historic 'Scopes Monkey Trial' of 1925. I've read that much of the courtroom dialogue is taken verbatim from court transcripts. I'll link the opening scene which is...

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/2-more-earthquakes-off-b-c-coast-9-now-recorded-since-monday-1.4743957 This number keeps going up, first it was 2, then 5, 7 and now 9. Its very much 'ho hum, nothing to see here folks' kind of reporting. That largest quake was 6.2 and all of the quakes are reported to...

This will be my last post here for a week or so as I'm heading on a southern vacation, an escape from Canada's cold and dreary winter. Mine is a journey back to faith, one that has been going on for about the past twelve years. And its a journey that has become more intentional over the past...

I'm sure this is a not an all too uncommon experience for many people. Yesterday (Monday Dec. 23) I needed to visit the bank....not the ATM but a teller, a real live human being. I wasn't worried about being late, I had two hours to make it and its just a twenty minute drive. On the way there...

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/december-web-only/trump-should-be-removed-from-office.html?fbclid=IwAR345Hwm2k8_OsSxpQpd0nIRx1BAQ4XSnEvgXVoForVZdVt8ga7vKeDcrvE For those unaware I am a Canadian, although I did spent a good chunk of my younger years growing up in the United States up...

From the CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dollarama-kind-stranger-1.5402055 This is an unremarkable story, but tales like this really get to me. A woman with a large cart full of items at a dollar store lets the guy behind her in line for the checkout go ahead of...

According to a poll done a few years back by Angus Reid something like 80% of respondents were not aware of the fact that there are no laws whatsoever concerning abortion in Canada. What that means is that, in this country, an abortion can legally take place for any reason right up until birth...

Personally I think we're going to see 'The Return of Stephen Harper - This Time its Personal'. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/andrew-scheer-stepping-down-as-conservative-party-leader-1.5393803?fbclid=IwAR3Rw-_f6d4q5sQgWEUJbfC7R0wU6R8xgzoh0C4M_B3DqmSVgdj8e7AGpk0

Does this sound like the start to a joke? To me it does, but it was actually part of this morning's sermon during worship at my church. Our pastor told a story of a Christian being at the base of a mountain with some others, all of different faith backgrounds. And one of them said: "The...

I work a boring job, long 12 hour shifts in a military communications centre, and weekends are very quiet. As a result I have lots of time to think...to ponder, question and wonder. Here's a thought that just started rattling around in my addled little human brain. Does anyone remember the...

Before turning my life over to Christ and becoming much more intentional about my faith I spent a lot of time wandering in the wilderness (as it were) and contemplating many things....among them the possibility of life on other planets, outside our solar system. Its not something I've thought...

“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward..." This passage is followed by Jesus instructing his disciples how...

I wanted to share something wonderful that happened Tuesday morning. My 6 year old son is being bullied by another boy at school. I'm not a helicopter parent, but I did bring it up with his teacher and she assured me it was being dealt with. At the same time these are 6 year old boys and I'm...

I'm becoming much more intentional about my faith and examining my day to day life. Even just 2 or 3 years ago I was much more of a CES Christian....and by that I mean Christmas, Easter and Sundays, and even then it was only those Sundays I attended worship. The rest of the time, I can't...

Here's the link: https://nationalpost.com/news/meghan-murphy-the-woman-behind-trans-wars-breaking-out-at-the-public-library In a nutshell Megan Murphy is an avowed feminist who opposes the extension of rights for Transgender men for things like using female lavatories and locker rooms. The...