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Transitions in a Dangerous Time

“But nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight Got to kick at the darkness ’til it bleeds daylight When you’re lovers in a dangerous time.” – Bruce Cockburn, “Lovers In A Dangerous Time.” These words of Bruce Cockburn acknowledge that there is darkness. This present darkness in which we walk can be characterized…

Hello Cruel World

I just discovered the Essentials album by Gretchen Peters. She has written songs for Bryan Adams, Martina McBride, Faith Hill, and many others. “Hello Cruel World” is one of my favourite songs on the album. It is full of angst and tensions of good and evil. It makes one think about the struggles of this world and…

Saint Columba Day 2016

Today is the traditional celebration day for Saint Columba, an Irish missionary who did the work of God in Scotland. The following quotes are attributed to this man of God. Alone with none but Thee, my God, I journey on my way; what need I fear when Thou art near, Oh King of night and…

Saint Columba Day – Altus Prosator

Today we celebrate the life of St. Columba who died on this day in 597 C.E. Saint Columba, or Colm Cille, spread Christianity through what is now known as Scotland. He wrote several Latin poems and hymns, some of which have survived to this day. Altus Prosator (Attributed to Colm Cille, also known as Saint…

Follow-Up To Walking in the Light

In the LightWritten by Charlie Peacock; as Performed by DC Talk 1 John 1:5-7(Listen while you read) I keep trying to find a lifeOn my own, apart from YouI am the king of excusesI’ve got one for every selfish thing I do What’s going on inside of me?I despise my own behaviorThis only serves to…

Walking in the Light

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we…

Saint Columba

Saint Columba is widely known as one of the first missionaries to Scotland and certainly Scotland’s most famous missionary. He preached to the fierce Pict people in Northern Scotland. These were the people with tattoos all over their bodies who made intimidating screams when they went into battle. They were frightening people to whom Columba…

Truth

Ben Harper is a great singer songwriter and “Diamonds on the Inside” is one of his best. Diamonds on the Inside (Listen to this song here) I knew a girl, her name was Truth She was a horrible liar She couldn’t spend one day alone But she couldn’t be satisfied When you have everything You…

The Second Coming

In 1919 William Butler Yeats wrote a rather dark poem that matched the mood of the time subsequent to the end of World War I. Yes, there was celebration of the end of the war but there was also a sense that something had changed. A darkness had crept into the world. The Second Coming…

Stars

I am feeling the need to take a trip to a place where I can see a large number of stars at once. Every once in a while I get this sense and I have learned to listen to this call of my spirit. I find I need to periodically make time for seeing the…