Category Archives: Co-owning the Earth

AUGUST 4 2018 “DO YOU THINK SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO CAN NEVER BE FORGIVEN?” I found that question in Donna Leon’s novel “Earthly Remains”. One of the main characters, whose wife had died of cancer, and whose bees … Continue reading →

JULY 28 2018 KANN AUCH EIN PASTOR SELIG WERDEN? A personal story. For 10 years – from 2000 to 2010 – I wrote a weekly column for the regional daily, THE BELLEVILLE INTELLIGENCER. My column featured my picture, of course, … Continue reading →

July 21 2018 THE ONCE AND FUTURE CHURCH Panta rhei, oude menei. That’s a queer start. If it is Greek to you, then you are right. Perhaps you recognize the word ‘panta’, the first part of it, ‘pan’ is found … Continue reading →

July 14 2018 BE GLAD There is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Ecclesiastes 8:15. Be glad as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be … Continue reading →

JULY 7 2018 THE STATE OF THE WORLD MIDWAY 2018. Don’t call me a pessimist. Yes, we live in a messy world, where every government is busy to hide the sorry situation, which will only succeed until reality, the crazy … Continue reading →

JUNE 30 2018 HAS RELIGION BECOME A RELIC? Last week my wife and I went to a community event sponsored by the Tweed and Area Art Council. The council a few years ago purchased a disused United Church building, just … Continue reading →