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What is home to you?
For me home isn’t quite what it used to be. it has changed and remained the same. What I need and what is provided there conflict in a significant way. My perception of what home is has shifted,...
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Words of Wisdom…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” “The choice is either nonviolence or nonexistence.” “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. We are faced with the fact that tomorrow...
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The never ending scandal…
Accusations of molestation, pedophilia and homosexuality seem to always be seeping out of the Roman Catholic Church. If activity of a sexual nature is between consenting adults in the community, I have...
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God is calling….
“God has sent me with a message for you.” “God speaks to me and through me.” For many the notion that God ‘implants’ thoughts and messages into a person’s mind sounds a bit loony–for lack of a better...
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The never ending scandal … news links I
XSSDVQMVYP77 Find here some recent articles that will keep you up to date with the latest abuse storm that the Catholic Church has found themselves in. “The Vatican is due to publish a letter from Pope...
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The never ending scandal news links II
Just a few more news stories. Pope sees sex scandal as test; bishops urge reform (Apr 01, 2010) Letter from 1963 indicates former Pope Paul VI knew of US priest abuse problems (Apr 01, 2010) And...
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The never ending scandal … it keeps going and going….
At this point I may as well start a category for sexual abuse by priests of the RCC on my blog. Todays news comes from the BBC reporting that an ex-Norway bishop resigned last year because of sexual...
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In which I contemplate abandoning Christianity
If my religion was ever a help to me in the past, it certainly isn’t now. As a Christian I am supposed to be desiring and working towards a closer relationship with God–which seems an ambiguous...
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Hi, you’re going to hell.
Having purpose is an important need for many–myself included. In religion there seems to be a common goal that culminates when your life ends. Whether this be heaven or some form of nothingness, the...
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You’re in this world … and that’s the important thing.
I have always been quite a realistic person. As such I’ve struggled with the flippant way–from my perspective–that some Christians are able to explain and identify with the things that happen in the...
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Have a question for God?
It has been said to me over and over throughout my lifetime (almost 24 long, long years) don’t ever question God. To this I ask, “Why not?” and I think I know the real reason. Its not about being...
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Earth Day 2010
Monarchs and Butterflies Monarchs and Butterflies Contrasting beauty Within it lie. Civilisations and rotating lives, Cycles and inevitable change, Steadfast change remains. Visions of an acoustic...
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Though home, I continue to rebel
Here I am back in my home country writing on my blog for the first time since April 22. It’s almost like I have abandoned my blog and to abandon this to me would be like giving up and re-conforming...
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Gaza flotilla … May we never forget….
The unfortunate and tragic events that took place in our world recently have been hard to stomach. Of course I’m talking about the flotilla that was making its way to Gaza with 10,000 tonnes of aid....
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Lies and Deceit
Sadly, honesty is rapidly depleting in our world today. More and more people are choosing to be dishonest. Lies and deceit have taken over the lives of many. Lies and deceit have destroyed the lives of...
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To my faithful few….
The people who I love most in this world are Christians, every single one of them. The people who I confide in, the ones that I trust with my life, the ones whose advice I take into account. This blog...
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Flirting with Darkness
I am prone to depression. Ever since adolescence it has lurked beneath the surface. The darkest times are punctuated not only with lethargy, lack of interest or unhappiness. I’ve lost chunks of time,...
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Timeless Words Of Wisdom
“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. We are faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history...
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The World Would Be a Better Place If…
We could just accept each other. If we could all just embrace the idea that we are the same in that we have differences, that we are unique individuals, each with something to share, then the world...
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If I Could Be a Character From a Book, I’d Be…
Atticus Finch. He represented to me such strength of character that is something to aspire to. He knew he was fighting a losing battle but that did not deter him from fighting it. It was on principle,...
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