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Giving Thanks
Today is All Saints Day, observed for centuries as a day to give thanks and remember those who have gone before us. I was reminded of this by a post by Pete Grieg (https://www.facebook.com/pete.greig.1) this morning remembering Jimmy Cox (strangely enough, but no relation) who was instrumental in his father coming to a vibrant Christian…
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Any Thread of Hope?
I suppose I could write a blog about the love of Jesus, worship, and proclaim that he always desires the best for us. And that would be good and true. But given the turmoil in the world right now, we can’t ignore the interface demanded between faith and these desperate and violent situations. This is…
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Caution Required
Whether it’s the tragic turmoil in the Middle East, the stalemate politics in the House of Representatives, the warriors of Climate Change, or a thousand other important situations around the world, there’s always a line in the sand. Who is right and who is wrong? What is the moral truth here? And the real hot…
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Hello from the Other Side
Here is another voice from the keyboard of a computer in a very different world. No hostile agenda or radical thumping of hatred, just a person like you or me wanting a place to live in peace. I thought it was a moving expression worth sharing. There are far more voices resonating this writer’s sentiments…
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Vocal Minorities
Who speaks for who? Who represents who? Has the world disintegrated into madness? So it appears. The loudest voice, muscle ‘n tanks, threats of violence – apparently we’re settling for that, because to challenge or to speak out may create a backlash, intimidation, or worse. The vocal minority have their way because the silent majority…
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Don’t Give Up On Me
Probably what is closest to my heart about God and Christianity is that God’s kindness is often radically surprising to many. For those who don’t know him yet, he’s so much nicer and more compassionate than you could ever imagine. And for many others who have watched faith shrivel from passion to religion to almost…
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Where’s the Salt?
Once upon a time, long ago, when the earth was still green and infested with as many challenges as we have today. Many lived with a bitter taste in their mouths, life was hard. The majority, in the times of Jesus lived under oppression, exploitation, and without a voice. The Romans had an agenda, the…
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Fifty Shades of Truth
I first became aware of him looking at a public washroom in New Zealand. An architect whose claim to fame was that he believed that no design should incorporate straight lines. This was a passionate conviction not merely a mild preference. Friedensreich_Hundertwasser called straight lines “godless and immoral” and “something cowardly drawn with a rule,…
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