Get Some Sabbath
I like to think that my body is holding up pretty well, given that it hasn’t had much sleep since our third child was born last November. “Sleep when the […]
Category Archives: Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice
Driven to Distraction
When I first moved to a big city, it took a bit of time get used to public transit. For a prairie boy accustomed to wide open spaces, it was […]
Eloquent Silence
“Shimon, the son of Gamaliel, says, ‘All my days I have grown up in the midst of the sages [or wise men] and I have not found anything that is […]
Hey Kids… Let’s Talk Science
As a second year university student, I came to my campus minister with some questions about science. Like others my age, I wanted to know about evolution and Genesis and […]
“How happy are you?”
[Note: this month my first book, The Paradox of Happiness, is being released, and I’m dedicating my next Wondering Fair articles to the theme : ) You can check out the book […]
Good with God
“They must not believe in God.” These words from my daughter came after a conversation we had been having at bedtime about someone who she had heard yelling at their […]
Small-sized Happiness
As harmless as it might seem, that dress billboard is part of a culture that defines beauty and happiness according to its own commercial logic. It is an illustration of our society’s ideal of happiness as duty, as an implacable, unbinding rule forced down on everyone.
Who Needs a Saviour?
As far as big budget storylines go, the plot of The Following, which began this year on the FOX TV network, is reasonably familiar with its basic premise of good […]
When to say Thank You
‘A little old lady lived all by herself With a table and chairs and a jug on the shelf. A wise old man heard her grumble and grouse, “There’s not […]
Maintaining my Image
The idea of visiting “cowboy Jim’s ranch” appeared to be a great adventure amongst my city-slicker friends. The realistic struggle to maintain my “manly image” during this adventure never occurred […]
Wondering Fair 