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Bachelorette Jesus
On Palm Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem much like the Bachelorette enters the room, surrounded by many candidates who are not there for the right reasons.
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A New Slate of Biblical Movies
There has been a lot of talk lately about how much we should mix church and Hollywood. If producers made movies to generate good reviews, they would likely make another Biblical movie. Like it or not, in the show business world, there is no such thing as bad publicity. For every negative review that was…
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Forgiveness
One of the events on the calendar at the recent Truth and Reconciliation gathering I attended in Edmonton was an inter-faith panel. Representatives from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and First Nations spiritual communities were present. Each panelist spoke about how their faith teachings lead them to deplore the abuse that so often happened at these…
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But not like this
If Samuel can anoint a new king while the old king is still firmly and violently holding on to the throne, and if Jesus can heal a man who was born blind with mud, then each of us can be anointed in unorthodox ways for the challenges we face.
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A Truth Commission with Reconciliation Pending
Last week I spent a few days in the city of Edmonton to attend the final gathering of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. I had attended a previous gathering in Montreal a year ago and for almost two years I have sat on a committee that has been discussing how to bring the issues that…
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In which I review “Jesus Feminist”: part II
I couldn’t narrow my thoughts about this book to one blog post, so this is second of a two-part review of “Jesus Feminist” by Sara Bessey. One of the great things about running a blog is that I get to declare decisions that I would have made, even though I am in no position to…
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In which I review “Jesus Feminist” : Part I
I couldn’t narrow my thoughts about this book to one blog post, so this is first of a two-part review of “Jesus Feminist” by Sara Bessey. Sarah Bessey is someone that I follow with a great deal of interest, for a variety of reasons. First, she embodies a lot of the ways I see myself.…
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Playmobil Advent – Day Twenty-three
Today’s Santa Claus comes from kit #4889 and can be viewed/ordered here. Some would argue that Santa Claus doesn’t belong with the Nativity set. I read a valid point this week that if we put Santa and baby Jesus side by side as equally worthwhile symbols of Christmas, then when children grow older and realize…
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Playmobil Advent – Day Twenty-two
Today’s lantern is from Playmobil kit #4884 and can be viewed/ordered here. On the second day of reading about Jesus as the light come into the world, we get the only electric piece in the set, a cute little lantern with an auto shut-off. The light even flickers like a lamp would. Day 22 – John…
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Playmobil Advent – Day Twenty-One
Today’s wise man is part of Playmobil set #4886 and can be viewed/ordered here. Finally, all three wise men are present. Of course we set them up for the time when they realize that there is no mention anywhere of specifically how many were in the party of the Magi, but each king brings a different…