Grace and Truth
Grace and truth, effort or earning, works or faith, justice or mercy, these are the conundrums of my life. I know that Jesus came into this world full of grace and truth and ever since, we who follow his example have desired to be people of grace and truth. I can never seem to find…
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Once Upon A Time, Long, Long Ago
Once upon a time, in a land far away, a King awoke and surveyed his kingdom from the highest tower of his palace. He saw fields with green crops beginning to bear fruit. He saw a land of peace where neighbours cared for neighbours and disputes were settled with little struggle. He saw sheep and…
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God Rested
Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day. So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from…
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Existential Cowboy Music
This week is Stampede week in Calgary. It is a time when everyone and every band gets cowboyed-up. Doc Walker is a band that gets played almost exclusively on Country Radio but they do have songs that deal with real philosophical concepts. “Raining on the Moon” is a case in point. The perspective of this…
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Exploring New Frontiers
Have you heard the news? It’s raining on the moon. Man in the T.V. said, It’s raining on the moon. Even the scientists Can’t believe it’s true They’re showing diagrams And little moon cartoons Where we are Is everything we know All we’ve got Is the love we show[1] We live in a time when…
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