Category: discernment

  • The Bible says that I am to “by the Spirit put to death the deeds of the flesh” (Romans 8:13b) so that I may live. I used to think that that was just the things that are “sinful”, meaning all the negative rules that people consider to be part of the Christian religion…. you know,…

  • Religion and Science: Pope Benedict again wades into the debate. Faith and Brains: (from 2 weeks ago) John Stackhouse publishes an impatient response to the questions about education and faith. Newfoundland and…. Poland?: The local paper of record makes very superficial links between Poland and Newfoundland. Gee, maybe I should apply for a reporting job.…

  • Manners: A brilliant article by Mark Steyn on rudeness and the what it says about society. Environment: An Australian professor believes that there should be a tax on having excess children, to better help the planet. Canada: A young Muslim woman in Canada is murdered, and her father is in custody. There seems to have…

  • One of the side effects of a public health care system such as the one in Canada is that every hospital is honestly a study in class dynamics. I notice this as I cut through the local hospital on my way home from the university (something I often do so that I can avail myself…

  • As anybody reading this has noticed, I’ve taken a week off of writing here for some reason or other. At the beginning of the break, I didn’t know why I was doing it, only that I should. In that time I’ve spent some time looking into my own motivations for things, which could easilly be…