Author Archives: Lorne Anderson
Reflections
This post ran one year ago today in the immediate aftermath of the attack on Parliament Hill. The question raised, the striking of a balance between justice (which may at times be more vengeance) and love remains a difficult one. The natural response is to strike back at those who hurt you. The Christian imperative […]
One Year Later
It was one year ago today that a lone terrorist attacked the National War Memorial in Ottawa and then the Parliament Buildings. That day had a profound impact on not just this city but on our country. I wrote three posts on the subject immediately following the incident (including while locked down if you click […]
You Gotta Wonder
I program a satellite music channel that is carried on cable systems and who knows where else. I have never asked, I just know I get feedback from all over the continent. It is called “The Light” and features songs from Christian artists. I mention that because it is that time of year when I […]
Lighten Up A Little!
Tempting as it is, there will be no post-election analysis today. Half of Canada is celebrating, the other half thinks the country is on a fast track to hell. I will be weighing in on the election results, but today is not the right time. Canadians need a good laugh this morning. So does the […]
Choosing Evil
The line haunts me still, 40 years later, as Canadians go to the polls today to elect a federal government. The book was The New Left and Christian Radicalism by Art Gish. I bought it because my political thought in those days was more left leaning than right. (These days I would probably be classified […]
Conversations With Clapton
I have a natural distrust of the media. Just because it is in print or on video doesn’t mean it is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Things get twisted along the way. This distrust comes not because I have spent time working in the media and therefore have some idea […]
Small Town Medicine
Hospitals are not my favourite places, neither to be in nor to visit. I’m not a fan of being sick, nor spending much time with sick people. For the most part, with my family and friends being healthy, I manage to avoid hospitals. I’ve convinced myself that when someone does get sick they really don’t […]
Election Day is Coming!
I promised at the outset of this Canadian election campaign that I would stay away from it in this space, and for the most part I have. It has been, to say the least, difficult. I may be a political junkie, but this is not a political blog. Well sometimes it can be, but I […]
Losing The Signal
I recently purchased a new smartphone. My old one had reached the end of its usefulness, needing to be recharged two or three times daily. It was three years old after all, and calculating the age of mobile phones is like using dog years – there is a seven to one ratio. Three years ago […]
The Waiting Room
I’ve been in this room at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute before; at least I think it was the same one. Seven years ago. Waiting for the heart surgeon conducting my mother’s operation to come and tell me how it went. That was a long day. Her surgery began at 8 a.m., and it […]
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