Tag: christianity
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Safe Sex?
I came across a quote about safe sex, today, from Wendell Berry, and was reminded of this article I wrote for the National Post about 14 years ago. I might change the tone and style slightly today, but the basic argument is one that I think is worth repeating. _______________ Sex-education and school children can…
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Bodies in a Digital World
My latest in the Christian Courier, also found here. ————— Who would have predicted that the vinyl LP would make such a comeback? But here we are. In 2018 you can get the latest musical release in 12-inch vinyl format, whether Ed Sheeran’s Divide or Kari Jobe’s The Garden. In our digital world, where a…
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global music and worship
It seems that a truce has been called in the so-called worship wars. Or at least I seem to hear a lot less about such wars raging in the church today. Perhaps this lull in the fighting is because the church in the West has finally realized it has more important questions to answer than whether…
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Law and Love – Don’t mess me ’round
This week I was listening to CBC radio one the afternoon, and the program was Shift with Tom Allen. Tom was at his witty and conversational best that afternoon. As you may know, Shift is the CBC program that makes the transition from classical music in the first part of the day to rock or…
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A New Call to Worship? #DoubtIsTheNewBlack
It appears that “doubt is the new black.” Or, that uncertainty is “in.’ This is so particularly in Christian circles. This sentiment is everywhere on the web these days – in blog posts, in Facebook postings, in tweets, and also on the more established Christian publishing sites. Doubt has displaced dogma. We are supposed to…
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I’ll stop pretending to be a Christian… #AttackOnChristendom
A piece I originally intended to submit to the Presbyterian Record, but then decided not to. For what it’s worth… ____________________ Quid pro quo. You do something for me and I’ll do something for you. It’s an eminently reasonable formula, and I’d like to propose just such an exchange. I’ll get to the details in…
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Palm Sunday Reflections
I am among you as one who serves. In abstract – in general, we can get our heads around this idea. Sure, Jesus is one who serves. Jesus washes feet. Jesus touches the leper. Jesus heals a sick child. Jesus provides food for the hungry crowd. In the abstract – in general we can get…
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