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The Church and Culture
Several years ago I shared on this topic in a Church because I find that Christians tend to have an instinctive suspicion about things dubbed ‘culture’ whereas non-religious folk, especially if they are social scientists, tend to convey an instinctive high regard for things dubbed ‘culture’. But what is culture really? The specialists will forgive…
Chuck Challenges the Church’s Old Teachings
I have read that our Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck has suggested that parliamentarians should tackle the Church about its adherence to centuries old moral teaching from the Bible, but I refuse to believe the report. No lawyer of Mr. Chuck’s eminence could advance such a silly age-based argument! I know that many reject the Bible…
Leadership Slackness in State and Church
The recent reports of elected parliamentarians who regularly miss meetings, at times without offering an apology galls me. In my experience as a Pastor and talking informally with other Pastors, this slackness is rampant also in church leadership circles. Add to that the frequent late-coming and you wonder. I tell the people I serve in…
Silent Grief
The shocking death by suicide of comedic actor Robin William has catalyzed some thoughts I am still musing about, the unexpressed grief that some people go through. We all need to be more sensitive, discerning even, but even then we would miss some still. Can you wrap your brain around the level of grief Williams…