Category Archives: Theology

Accidents happen … or do they?

Posted on June 21, 2014 by salooper57

I experienced a funny coincidence when looking to purchase a new mattress. I had done my homework, investigating different manufacturers online, looking at reviews and reading what the experts say. My wife and I comparison shopped several mattress stores and … Continue reading →

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The real problem with inventing gods

Posted on May 24, 2014 by salooper57

Some years ago I attended a conference on Intelligent Design (I.D.). The organizers invited speakers who championed I. D. theory and others who opposed it. The highlight of the conference was a debate between an internationally-known proponent of I.D. and … Continue reading →

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Finding God at the bird feeder

Posted on May 17, 2014 by salooper57

A couple of weeks ago my wife bought oranges at the store, which I cut in half and placed on our shrubs and in the maple tree just outside our kitchen window. A few days later I hung the oriole … Continue reading →

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How the Bunny failed to steal Easter

Posted on April 19, 2014 by salooper57

I once lived in a community where each Easter season a pastor, known to locals as “Burnin’ Vernon,” torched the Easter Bunny in effigy. Vernon was convinced that the bunny had stolen the resurrection from Christians and was determined to … Continue reading →

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Abandoning the stained-glass messiah

Posted on April 5, 2014 by salooper57

Vacations sometimes go wrong. One summer my family went to a remote lake in Northwestern Ontario, where we planned to fish for a week. When we arrived, we realized that no one had remembered to pack the fishing rods! But … Continue reading →

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