Our Grandfather in Heaven
In his book, The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis has this to say about our concept of love. By the goodness of God we mean nowadays almost exclusively His lovingness; and in this we may be right. And by Love, in this context, most of us mean kindness- the desire to see others than the self…
Continue readingThe Hometown Band
I arrived home from a week of Christmas and New Year holidays in Alberta and was pleased to find a package with two CDs in my mail box. The albums are Flying and The Hometown Band by “The Hometown Band.” They have recently been digitized from the original masters kept in the vaults of Universal…
Continue readingJust Like That
(Words and Music by Mike Charko and Keith Shields – SOCAN 2011) Listen to the recording of this song here. I sat down on my front step And I strummed my old guitarI wrote a song to make you laughI knew it would go far Usher saw me playing thereHe said, “You’re gonna be a…
Continue readingA New Twist on An Old Tale
The Pharisee sermon by Amos Nidiffe He also told this parable to some who trusted that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt.Two people went to church to pray, one an intellectual, the other a politician. The intellectual, standing by himself, was praying thus, “God I thank you that I am not like other…
Continue readingFood and Cheer and Song
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist.
Continue reading