Dark Knight
I went to see The Dark Knight Rises1 a few nights ago. This, of course, is the most recent film adaptation of the Batman legend and although the movie has been in theatres for a while this was my first opportunity to see the picture. This blog will contain spoilers so if you have not…
Continue readingCanada and Germany
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are set to meet together to discuss austerity, European debt, and stagnant economic growth in many countries of the world. Both Germany and Canada have weathered global economic downturns well and some look toward them both as models for other countries. Yet, both countries continue…
Continue readingTransforming Our Social Dimensions
I have been reading Dallas Willard’s book Renovation of the Heart again. This time I am reading it with a small group of men who have decided to read it and talk together about it once a week. This week’s chapter has to do with our social dimension. The chapter is full of great concepts…
Continue readingWaiting On the World to Change
I wanted to use the lyrics of the song “Waiting On the World to Change” in a sermon I was giving. I felt like these words expressed well the response I was seeking to get from my audience. I felt that too many of us are sitting around waiting for the world to change and…
Continue readingImmigrants
In an article in The Globe and Mail, Michael Valpy and Joe Friesen propose that it is largely the religious traditions of immigrants that are keeping our places of worship from closing. They point to the increasing secularization of native-born Canadians and contrast this with the steady faith of new immigrants to Canada. In 1985,…
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Recently, I had the privilege of being the “best man” at a wedding. I met the groom, whom I now count as a friend, seven years ago. We met through an organization called COSA# on the day that he was released from a federal penitentiary. This friend has been through many challenges and ups and…
Continue readingFlashes of Light (by Amie)
My friend Amie at “Musings of a Social Concience” has written a great blog. She says it so well I want to quote it here in its entirety. Things have been getting to me lately. Corruption. Lexuses & Mercedes. Politics. Ignorance. They always get to me…but sometimes they become really heavy. The weight of a…
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