Tag Archives: love
God’s Creative Extravagance
Why such extravagance, Lord? Why such indescribable beauty with no one to see it for almost all of time? Continue reading
Filed under Meditation & Prayer
Cyclone Irina and the Water of Life
In our well-regulated and carefully-choreographed city-dwelling lives, we are not used to being at the mercy of the elements. Continue reading
Filed under Community, Odds & Ends
Why the West Rules, and why love is more important
I have now finished reading Ian Morris’ book, Why the West Rules — For Now. At 645 pages it’s a big book, and in more than just length. I touched on his gloss on Christianity in an earlier post. Overall … Continue reading
Filed under Books & Movies, Community
Valentine’s Day Surprise
If all else fails, try the latest in Valentine’s gifts: a heart-shaped peanut-butter sandwich. Mind you if you do try this, all else probably has failed Continue reading
Filed under Valentine's Day
Why the West Rules—For Now
What would someone outside of Christianity have to say about our internal squabbles, denominationalist standoffs, conservative-liberal warmongering, and a whole host of divisions fervently defended on all sides. Continue reading
Filed under Books & Movies, Community
Do we need a Saviour?
Christ the Saviour is born. Everyone would like to be saved from the financial crisis, the Middle East riots, poverty, AIDS, and a host of more personal disasters. Is that what this is about? Continue reading
Filed under Christmas, Community, Through the Year
