I appreciate the give and take that is characteristic of this blog. I was conversing with a Palestinian Muslim not long ago. After talking about how we appreciated one another’s respective traditions, we agreed that, well, we had sharp disagreements! We were mutually annoyed with two trends that shape Christian-Muslim dialogue: first when, disagreements lead […]
Month: January 2007
Future Challenges?
In a recent article in Relevant magazine, some contemporary Christian thinkers were asked 7 important questions, one of which was, “What do you see as the greatest challenge for young Christians in the next 10 years?” Orthodox author, Frederica Matthewes-Green (she’s a pacifist, by the way) said, “I am afraid that every Christian is going […]
Jack is Back
O.K. so the new season of 24 is underway. S and I watched all 5 seasons from October to December so we were ready. We weren’t disappointed. What I want to know (spoiler alert) is what happened to Disneyland?
The Light That Shines in the Darkness
We had an amazing celebration of Epiphany last Sunday (on the Baptism of our Lord) the 7th, with a pig roast no less! Our parish (Church of the Epiphany) is now 111 years old. It’s amazing to see how a church goes from extinction to growth in so many different kinds of ways. This particular […]
Is the Slope Slippery After All?
The Headline reads: Canadian province says child can have 2 mums Comments anyone?
Perspective
And it is only a game. When tragedy strikes even the playoffs don’t matter in a football town like Denver.