Category Religion
Only In America
Just in case you are biblically illiterate (as much of the American church seems to be these days), Jesus wasn’t white, wasn’t a racist, didn’t carry a weapon and didn’t endorse political parties as the drawing on the left depicts. He did feed the hungry, as depicted on the drawing on the right. He had […]
Choose Your Enemy
Politicians the world over know that when you are down in the polls you need a distraction. Wars can be useful for that, but you have to rule a country to make that happen. Which has left the Premier of Quebec scrambling the find an alternative. He could pick a fight with Canada’s federal government, […]
Words in the Sand
Two words drawn in the sand at low tide provided the direction for my thoughts Wednesday as I walked along the beach just after sunrise: Trust God. Easier said than done. We live in an era and among a people that distrusts authority, while at the same time believing anything and everything we see on […]
Montreal’s MAGA Mayor
The official statement read: “Freedom of expression is one of our fundamental values, but hateful and discriminatory speech is not accepted in Montreal and, as in other Canadian cities, the show will not be tolerated..” This was Mayor Valerie Plante’s position on a worship concert by Christian singer Sean Feucht as she canceled the permit […]
Mixing Politics and Religion
If you needed an example of why politics and religion don’t mix, this past week is a prime example. It started with Parks Canada pulling the permit for a concert for an American Christian worship leader aligned with Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, and snowballed into multiple permit revocations in different Canadian cities. I should point […]
The Golden Rule
This cartoon reminded me of a scene from the Monty Python film Life of Brian, where some in the crowd mishear and then misinterpret Jesus when he was speaking what we now call the Sermon on the Mount. I’ve only seen otters in the zoo, where they can be very entertaining. I’m not sure if […]
Roman Reflections
Pope Francis died on Monday. Not being Roman Catholic, his death didn’t impact me emotionally, but it brought back memories of 2018, when I heard him speak in St Peter’s Square. It was Easter Sunday morning, the annual Urbe et Orbe (City and the World) sermon, kind of like an American State of the Union […]
Remembering Easter
Five years ago they tried to cancel Easter. Well, not really, but the COVID-19 precautions were extreme and certainly church services were canceled. But where we were they didn’t stay canceled, and people found a way to celebrate. This post is from April 19, 2020. For those in the Orthodox and Coptic traditions (and a […]
A Day of Reflection
I have been mostly absent here the past couple of months. I have rarely been so busy – explanation coming soon. But I can’t let Good Friday pass without comment, so here’s what I wrote in 2019. How is it possible to believe, how can anyone believe without fear and trembling that all of God […]
Feeling Breathless
I’d say no musical instruments were harmed in creating this sculpture, but they were. At least they weren’t currently being used.. “Breathless” is the creation of British artist Cornelia Parker. When I saw it in 2024, it was hanging in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. These surplus horns, acquired from the British Legion and the […]
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