Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
Fastnacht Begins
When you appropriate the symbols of evil, do you have power over them, or are you unwittingly giving them power over you? I was asking myself that as I watched a group of people in animal costumes and witches’ hats taking public transit in Freiburg. They were jumping the gun on Fastnacht, a pagan festival […]
Contrition?
In the past week I have written three posts about the SNC-Lavalin scandal – and you have seen none of them. This is number four. Things have been changing so rapidly that whatever I write seems to be out of date by the time I finish it, so I have refrained from posting. Today though […]
A Cloud By Day, A Fire By Night
I think I am safe in saying that we have too much unclear Christianity today, if it can really be called Christianity. So much in our Christianity has no clear meaning to it. We have so mingled with the culture that it is hard to distinguish between the two. – A.W. Tozer How do […]
Racing For The Bottom
Living in Germany can be difficult for a hockey fan, unless you are willing to lose some sleep. The National Hockey League is far away, which means the best games start after 1 a.m., a time when I prefer to be sleeping. As an Ottawa Senators fan that has been pretty much a blessing this […]
Temple of the Shoe Goddess
When I was in university, one of my classmates had a party that established her reputation for the rest of the year. In the hallway of her apartment, on display for all to see, were her shoes. Forty-five pairs of them. It was only a few months after Imelda Marcos, wife of the Philippine president, […]
Saturday Already
I had great plans, but I am moving in slow motion today. So instead of weighing in with several hundred well-chosen words about Canada’s latest political scandal, just this unattributed quote I ran across on the internet. I’d tell you where it came from, but I forgot to write it down. I’ll try to do […]
What Construction?
Back in December I commented on the slow pace of construction of a new building in Sulzburg. I was wrong in calling it slow. I would even be wrong in calling it glacial. It has been two-and-a-half months, and there is not a change in the construction site. The road is still blocked by […]
Forty Degrees of Separation
I turned on Ottawa radio yesterday (online of course), looking for Canadian news. What struck me most though was the weather. In Ottawa it is still winter. Morning temperature was minus 21 Celsius – and that isn’t taking the wind chill into account. It felt a lot colder than that to those leaving for their […]
Kaysersberg Castle – II
To followup on yesterday’s post, a series of pictures taken of the ruins of this 13th century castle in Alsace.
Kaysersberg Castle – I
I suppose you could look up how many castles there are in Europe. My guess is several thousand, with most of those in ruins, good only as tourist attractions. What is it that draws us to castles? Or is it just me? I grew up on the legends of King Arthur, the courage of the […]
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