You be religious for me. Thanks but no thanks.
Vicarious religion. I’ve finally come across the term I have been looking for for years. Something inside me was whispering that one day it would arrive, that one day I […]
Tag Archives: Christianity
Tell Me A Story About Who I Am
Who am I? Who are you? Who are we? What is that makes “us” a “we?” Some combination of these questions is nearly always whirring around in the background of […]
How do I decide what my vocation is?
Q: I’ve been thinking lately about what I really want to do with my life, but I only have 5 minutes to spare right now. What would you say are the […]
For the sake of the oppressed
In December last year, the Canadian government gave Trinity Western University permission to begin teaching law. This result has since met with widespread condemnation from many circles. Just last week, […]
What do Christians believe?
If you type this question into Google, the first hit—“gotquestions.org”—says that the answer is found in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4: “that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, […]
Letting the Fire Rage
“Moralistic-therapeutic deism” is the phrase University of Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith uses to describe the religious beliefs of North American teenagers. It is the belief that God wants people […]
On Missions, Missionaries, and Proselytizing
Again, if God, like Jupiter in the comedy, should, on awaking from a lengthened slumber, desire to rescue the human race from evil, why did He send this Spirit of […]
Photocopies and the Meaning of Life
“So, René, what is the meaning of life?” I looked at Roberto, lifting my eyes from the photocopying machines. It was our first year of business school, and Roberto and […]
A Colorful Reflection
Recently, I’ve spent quite a bit of time with Charles Dickens’s least-read work: The Life of Our Lord. It is a slim volume that re-tells the story of Jesus, drawing […]
A Hard Approach?
Whenever I travel by plane there is a moment before landing where I grow tense, anticipating a hard approach to the runway. My “touch-down” checklist goes like this: check belt, […]
Wondering Fair 