Tag Archives: religion

Who Fell in the Garden of Eden?

Posted on August 8, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Read it Backwards I had a flash of inspiration yesterday when writing out the above phrase on Messenger: what if we reversed the words? English is a hybrid of other languages and yet it seems to be the standard for … Continue reading →

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God: New Discussion Required

Posted on May 3, 2018 by cdsmiller17

What We Talk About When We Talk About God Victoria, from our Faith and Science group, passed out some copies of this book which she bought at Dollarama. That was slightly more than two weeks ago. I’ve been reading it … Continue reading →

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Amazed by Grace

Posted on April 22, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Stairway to Heaven In the ‘old days’ (read, just yesterday), we thought we could earn our way to salvation. By following the rules, we thought we could buy a stairway to heaven. What a waste of effort! As I have … Continue reading →

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Who is King Arthur, Really?

Posted on April 15, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Once and Future King When T H White captured this legend in print form, the story of King Arthur had been around in written form for nine hundred years. And the oral history may have gone back another six … Continue reading →

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Fulfilling One’s Destiny

Posted on April 12, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Tearing Down the Temple It’s an ‘inconvenient truth’: Jesus saw his own destruction in terms of the Temple in Jerusalem being torn down. “Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it … Continue reading →

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Good Friday?

Posted on March 23, 2018 by cdsmiller17

It’s that time of year again Rebirth of nature. Spring. Easter. Renewal of life. Resurrection. But, in order for new life to begin, an old life must die. That’s nature’s way. Somewhere along the way, the agony of crucifixion was … Continue reading →

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Beings of Light: Angels or Demons?

Posted on March 6, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Who Are They, Really? As you may have noticed, if you have read many of my posts here, that I have a certain discomfort with dualistic thinking. Why do things have to be categorized as one thing or the other? … Continue reading →

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The Seven Angels of Revelation

Posted on February 19, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Sometimes, we cannot see the Truth, even when it’s staring us in the face. Sometimes, we have to look at things as if in a mirror (“through a glass, darkly” 1 Corinthians 13:12). So, in a blinding moment of recognition, … Continue reading →

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Context: a little gallows humour

Posted on January 27, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Spiritual Direction? There is an urban myth which we had recounted to us by the leader of our Faith and Science group yesterday. Here is a written version from 1993: Many have heard the story of the man whose devotional … Continue reading →

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MLK Jr: Man on a Timely Mission

Posted on January 15, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Martin Luther King Jr We have seen so many photos of him over the years in black and white that we forget he was a man of colour, too. And that wasn’t a racial slur. Because not everything is black … Continue reading →

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