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I’ve decided heaven will have no computers. I further come to the conclusion that computers may well be the anti-Christ. Read more…

At work last night I had a revelation. The longer I live the less important Communion (Eucharist) becomes. As I read Scripture I see that what congregations do here and now is so far removed from the example of Jesus as to call into question the whole ritual as practised today. Read more…

Over the years I have come to the conclusion that I have no real regrets for anything of the past. Now, if I dwell on some incident I can easily begin to second guess what happened and imagine how it could have been handled to avoid the pain and trouble.

But… Read more…

So today I heard more about the growing number of people who reply to surveys about religious affiliation as “none”. The CBC radio show Tapestry investigated this on the show this afternoon.

In the US about 30% of younger people use this description, while in Canada that number is more like 25%. However, for the whole population the number is about the same for both countries at 20%.

And there is a new name for some in this category, SBNR’s. Read more…

How wonderful!

Today we went to London to visit our good friends of more than a quarter of a century. Saturday their new bakery (Artisan Bakery) will open.

What a feast lays before anyone who enters: Read more…