Category: Musings
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Non-corresponding cruise
This past week my family and I were on the road. We drove across the prairies, from our home in Alberta to a conference being held in Winnipeg. It’s an odd kind of gathering where most of the people you see are happy to be there but not at all excited about the task at…
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What I don’t like about Frozen
If you’ve ever had a kid knock on your door and then get mad at you for opening it because you were interrupting their song, you might have a kid that’s hooked on Frozen. Even though the DVD was released a long time ago, excitement for the movie and its related merchandise is still at…
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Servanthood on Parade
Why would I pay attention to the parade? I knew what to expect from the parade. I knew that some local C-list celebrity would be the parade marshal. I knew that all the aspiring and elected politicians would be seated prominently in expensive cars. I knew that the biggest, most elaborate displays would be signs…
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A New Slate of Biblical Movies
There has been a lot of talk lately about how much we should mix church and Hollywood. If producers made movies to generate good reviews, they would likely make another Biblical movie. Like it or not, in the show business world, there is no such thing as bad publicity. For every negative review that was…
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A Truth Commission with Reconciliation Pending
Last week I spent a few days in the city of Edmonton to attend the final gathering of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. I had attended a previous gathering in Montreal a year ago and for almost two years I have sat on a committee that has been discussing how to bring the issues that…
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What is wrong with these people?
A week ago yesterday I got back from a trip to South Korea and Thailand. South Korea is a country I’ve lived in already for a few years, but this was my first trip to Thailand, making it the tenth country I have visited. I can without too much difficulty order food and ask for…
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New Mennonite Programming
It was recently announced that the DIY network will be airing a new TV show called “Vanilla Ice Goes Amish.” Of course, this comes as a huge disappointment to all those who hoped that reality programming based on the Amish, which is a pretty big segment of the population. It also comes as a huge…
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I forgave Ben Johnson
Twenty-five years ago this week our country was in turmoil. There was only one thing we wanted to hear about on the news and there was only one thing we discussed at the coffee shop. Even on the playground at my elementary school, all we wanted to talk about was how much we hated Ben…
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Drama Queens and Syria
In high school I knew a girl that dated a lot. She was a good friend of mine, and so when these relationships failed, I was one of the people she turned to. Also, when there was a prospective new relationship, I heard about that before it happened too. As a friend, she probably wanted…
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Hauling Grace
We left our campsite that morning, already getting a “low fuel” warning. The dashboard display of our Pontiac Montana tells us how many kms we have left on our tank, unless it thinks you have less than 100, in which case it simply says, “low fuel” and automatically turns the gas light on and drops…