Wandering No More
Inadequate conclusions at the end of the road.
posted on October 15, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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This is the last chapter. I can’t promise a happy Hollywood ending but maybe there’s something better.
Fishers of Men
Spiritual leaders I have known.
posted on October 1, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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In the dozen years I have been a member of the Presbyterian Church in Canada my life has been touched and transformed by some remarkable people. Many of them have been other lay members whose friendship and inspiration have nursed life’s bruises and rekindled flagging spirits, but important in a different sense have been those called to the ministry of word and sacrament.
A Postmodern Adventure
Searching for faith in a sea of relativism.
posted on September 15, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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I’ve often described myself as a postmodern being, without being quite sure what postmodernism is. It has, however, never led me into a slough of despond.
God Laughed, I Hope
Life as a Christian requires a sense of humour.
posted on September 1, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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As this series winds toward its conclusion, I find myself reflecting on the dozen-or-so years I’ve enjoyed in our church. It’s not surprising that the moments that linger are moments of laughter.
Religion and politics
Christ was in-fact highly political. He had to be.
posted on August 15, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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The fundamentalist religious right … the same type of sound religious principles as Osama Bin Laden,” wrote one.
Life after death 2.2
With love and compassion.
posted on August 1, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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Sometimes grandma on her knees can get more truth than the philosopher on his tiptoes.
Life after death 2.1
A wanderer and two esteemed bishops explore life after death.
posted on July 15, 2010 in Blogs, Miscellaneous, Wondering Wanderer
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Spong categorically rejects Wright’s interpretation of a supernatural God who miraculously invades the world to save us from the reality of death.
Life After Death 2.0
More thoughts about life after life.
posted on July 1, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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Most readers will have guessed from my wanderings that I’m on the back nine of life. As I made the turn, I hoped to make more birdies on the way home than I did on the outward nine. It depends, of course, on who’s keeping score but on m my card.
Unto You a Child is Born
And you hold a miracle in your hands.
posted on June 15, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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By the time you read this we’ll have become grandparents for the fourth time.
Laughter
“A cheerful heart is good medicine.”
posted on June 1, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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I composed this in my mind one morning while the dentist had her way with my teeth.
Life After Death
Maybe the mysterious doesn't have to scare us.
posted on May 15, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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In a coincidence that I think was unconnected with the loss of a beloved sister-in-law during the last Christmas season, I have read two books about death and resurrection in recent weeks.
Silence
A time of divine eloquence.
posted on May 1, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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We are a religion of the word and, boy, do we hear a lot of words.
Those People We Don’t Like
Like it or not, there are bound to be some—even in your church.
posted on April 15, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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It certainly doesn’t vibrate with Christian compassion but, let’s face it, there are some people we just don’t like.
Following Different Paths to God
And chatting along the way.
posted on April 1, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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I’ve often wondered whether we all must diligently travel along the same path, desperately seeking God. Is the only truth our truth, the legacy that was recorded in the Old and New Testaments?
Serving God
Means giving back ... however you can.
posted on March 15, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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One of the things about joining a church, it soon became clear, is that you’re expected to serve God. Apparently that meant more than just showing up on Sundays, ruminating about the message, and dropping a few dollars in the plate. You actually gotta do something.
What Would Marshall McLuhan Say?
The wanderer reflects on the church's place amidst shifting media.
posted on March 1, 2010 in Columns, Wondering Wanderer
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In my youth I became a fan of Marshall McLuhan, cryptic sage of “the medium is the message.” His thesis, as I understood it, is a useful prism through which to deconstruct the present-day plight of the churches our age calls mainstream. You know, the ones with all the puzzled faces in the few pews the are occupied. Even Presbyterian ministers are writing revolutionary essays and letters in the pages of the Record.
Wondering Still
And have I learned anything?
posted on February 15, 2010 in Wondering Wanderer
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This marks my tenth little step along this wandering, wondering path and, though the theologians have winced and the traditionalists have shuddered, they haven’t thrown me out of the Presbyterian Church yet.
Miracles Done While We Sleep
Gardening can get a city-dweller back in touch.
posted on February 1, 2010 in Wondering Wanderer
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Maybe demographics explain why many of us drift into gardening as the years pass. One of my mother’s favourite stories was about the day, as a tiny diapered tot, I backed into a rose bush—so perhaps destiny is at work.
Hear the Word of God
And make sure you're listening.
posted on January 15, 2010 in Wondering Wanderer
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The challenge, the delight, of “doing radio” alone in a darkened studio is to make listeners of those who only hear. Dictionaries are a little ambiguous about my hair splitting, but when the reader proclaims: “Hear the word of God,” I think “listen to God’s word” might be more fruitful instruction.
How Do You Pray?
It can be a learning process.
posted on January 1, 2010 in Wondering Wanderer
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The dawning new year seems a moment that needs prayer as we face the unkown ahead. I suppose there is a course about prayer I could sign up for somewhere and maybe it would be helpful, like consulting a golf pro about my backswing.
