Marja has recently written a follow-up article to this one. You can read it here. The first time I knew I was sick, I was nineteen. Psychosis had taken over my life before anyone, including me, knew what was happening. It was 1965 and I was a second-year student at the brand new Simon Fraser […]
The power of forgiveness – 1 of 3
I was speaking with a young woman in our church a couple of weeks ago and she told me an amazing story.. “About a year ago,” the lady said to me, “you were speaking on Sunday morning about what happens when we don’t forgive someone, and comparing the result to when we do forgive them.” […]
Blast from the past
A utility entrance leads to the garage for dumping buckets of earth into a custom trailer. Knowing the correct on/off pattern for a series of 12 switches would trigger a four-inch concrete wall to retract, revealing a subterranean maze of rooms. There’s no furniture, but the main room is spacious, cool and fully lit. If […]
Light in the closet
When I was a kid in Sunday School, we often sang a multi-verse song containing the words, “Be careful, little feet, where you go.” It was a catchy tune with a pointed message: watch that the things you say and see are uplifting; and, program your feet to avoid paths leading to questionable destinations. My […]
Is Harry Potter a menace to our children’s souls?
Richard Abanes: Harry Potter and the Bible: The Menace Behind the Magick, Horizon, 2001. Connie Neal: What’s a Christian to Do With Harry Potter?, WaterBrook, 2001. Years ago, as a teen, I heard a man at a church speak on the evils of popular culture. I expected him to rail against the usual suspects — […]
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