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Pepper Croote
This post is part of a series. To view the introduction to the series, click here. Pepper Croote is based on the story Rapunzel, taken from a The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales collection. The original is available here, via Project Gutenberg. ———- There were once a man and a woman who had been hoping for a long…
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Cap o’ Rushes
This post is part of a series. To view the introduction to the series, click here. Cap o’ Rushes is taken from a collection of English Fairy Tales. The original is available here, via Project Gutenberg. ———- Once there was a very rich man who had three daughters. One day he thought he would try to find…
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The Fish and The Ring
This post is part of a series. To view the introduction to the series, click here. The Fish and The Ring is taken from a collection of English Fairy Tales. The original is available here, via Project Gutenberg. ———- Once upon a time there lived a rich man named Simon. One day he met a…
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Anabaptist Fairy Tales
One of my favourite duties as a father of young children is putting them to bed. It’s nice to settle them down after an active day (easier said than done for some kids). I like being able to hold them close. I love hearing them say “good night” and “I love you,” even if it’s…
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In the news again
Mennonites are in the news again in Canada. Maybe in a good way, maybe in a bad way, and maybe both. The Canadian Mennonite, a periodical published by Mennonite Church Canada has been asked/warned by an agency of the government to refrain from partisan political activity. It referred to certain editorials and articles that covered…
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I Walk the Line
First thing this morning I went for a walk. I had a letter that needed to be mailed and the nearest post office is at our nearby grocery store. Since my letter needed an authorizing stamp, there needed to be an actual staff person there to receive it and that staff person wouldn’t arrive until…
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I’m walking, look at me
Sunday morning I challenged my congregation to do a few things. I suggested they should pray more if they aren’t already praying regularly. I also suggested that they could use the words of the Psalms as their prayer or at least to frame their prayer. Those, while perhaps new for me, are pretty standard things…
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He Still Believes
Do you know the Count of Monte Cristo? You may have read the book, and if so, my hat goes off to you, because it’s quite long. You may have seen one of the various film adaptations of it. This epic tale told by Alexandre Dumas hits at something central to our understanding of the…
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I Love Atheists
Every now and then I get to have some fun with a sermon series at my church. This August is one of those times. I have decided to talk about a group of people long marginalized by the church, atheists. It’s no secret that some atheists make it hard for Christians to like them, some…
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I always knew they were wrong
It might not look like it, but I am an egalitarian. In Christian theological terms, that means I believe that (among other things), in the eyes of God, men and women are of equal value and that the traditionally understood Biblical list of spiritual gifts are given to men and women alike. I understand that there…