Tag Archives: Christianity
Culture War Flashback
On Fridays in 2024 we are revisiting posts from the same date in the early years of this blog. I had forgotten this one from September 13, 2015. The case was huge on Twitter and Facebook. Depending on your slant, either a Christian was jailed for her faith or a scoff-law was put in her […]
A Time To Dance
The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas continues to dominate the headlines. Prospects of peace seem slim to non-existent.Conflict seems to be a way of life in the Middle East – but it doesn’t have to be so. So often it seems peace is humanly impossible, as neither side is willing to make concessions unless […]
Does Tradition Matter?
As Charles III is officially crowned on Saturday, the Government of Canada is allegedly quietly changing its royal coat of arms to move it away from its British and Christian heritage. I’m not sure what to think about that. Coats of arms aren’t static. Canada’s has been amended before, most recently in 1995. Nobody pays […]
Messiah
I don’t have time to binge-watch television. That explains why it took my wife and I almost two weeks to get through the ten episodes in the first season of the new Netflix series Messiah, which was released in January. It is a compelling drama that touches on so many aspects of contemporary society. A […]
Testament of Time
I understand why this piece, originally published in February 2015, was popular in 2019. There has been a movement in Turkey for a number of years to convert the Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque and it seemed there was increased talk of that this past year. This was the second-most read post […]
Time To Dance!
I was at an event at a local church recently when dancing broke out. For those who are shocked at the concept of dancing in a church, I should point out it wasn’t during a worship service. It was at an afternoon café, a drop-in for members of the local refugee community. It is held […]
Reflections from the Pantheon
The first time I was in the Pantheon, 2009 I think, I didn’t have my camera with me. Didn’t even have my cell phone, though I don’t know why. When I was there in April I made it a priority to visit again. There’s something about the Pantheon that draws people. Perhaps it is […]
Another Day, Another Holiday
Another day, another German holiday. Second of four this month. Does no-one have to work in this country? In Canada we seem to be able to count on a day off each month, more or less. Whatever date the holiday is supposed to be, we observe it on the nearest Monday. Here it seems the […]
Love and Denial
It seems a little strange that, due to the way the calendar works this year, today is not only Valentine’s Day, devoted to celebrating love, but Ash Wednesday, the day of fasting that opens the season of Lent. How are you supposed to celebrate the two together? Valentine’s Day is a big deal in North […]
York, 306 A.D.
Thought I would give you a throwback post today. This one was first published in September 2014, York was not on the original summer itinerary. The plan was to go to England’s Lakes District and do some hiking. But by the time we decided that as our final destination the price of accommodations was […]
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