Are you one who believes your present problems are the consequence of deep past hurts beyond your power to remove? Do you think that if you can uncover the pain of the past you can fix the present? Is this healthy thinking? Suppose you suffered some kind of physical injury, a deep cut in some part of your body. Instead of allowing the wound to be stitched up so that it could … [Read more...] about Haunted by the past?
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come again, big bang?
You have heard tell, I am sure, of the Big Bang. According to some, this is how the Universe as we know it got its start. A few years ago, NASA’S Cosmic Background Explorer satellite-COBE-shot back pictures of the most distant objects scientists have ever discovered. These pictures were alleged to reveal evidence of how the universe began. ((See Michael D. Lemonick, “Echoes … [Read more...] about come again, big bang?
are these policemen the bad guys?
Two headlines caught my eye last week: Officer used undue force, judge rules Robbery, assault charges urged against two B.C. police officers I could link to them, but newspaper links expire fairly quickly. The first was in the Times-Colonist on Saturday, Jan 30, the second in the T-C on Jan 27. Unfortunately such headlines are not that unusual, but that is not a … [Read more...] about are these policemen the bad guys?
Is Christianity dead in Canada?
Perhaps our headline is a bit of a misleading question. In a country where churches are seen in almost every community, one can hardly say Christianity is dead. A better question might be, "is Christianity dying?" The general impression many people have might be "Yes". We hear news of various churches closing their doors, ((see, for example, this notice of a church closing in … [Read more...] about Is Christianity dead in Canada?
What do you Worship?
Most people confronted with this question would answer, "Nothing." They would answer this way because they assume a religious connotation to the question. Most people in our country today are decidedly not religious, even though they might have some kind of connection with some kind of church. Now, is worship a strictly religious word? One dictionary gives the primary … [Read more...] about What do you Worship?