Re-Reading the Parable of the Talents During the US Election Cycle
For the season that’s in it, imagine for a moment a different reading strategy for the parable of the talents…
Category: Reflection (page 5)
How Can We Give a Voice to Incoherent Rage?
I was at Skainos last Thursday night for the “Listening to Your Enemies” event, part of the 4 Corners Festival.…
Welby v Wonga
I wanted to cheer the Archbishop of Canterbury. I wanted to cheer his entry into the conversation about debt and…
The Ties That Bind: Springsteen in Belfast
In the same week that Richard Haass breezed in to help us out another, more famous American rocked into town…
Bringing Some Light to the Dark
A really encouraging and affirming reaction to my thought for the day this morning, and so for some who asked,…
Fin de Siecle for Old Loyalism? some personal reflections on flags
Perhaps a bit late, but here are some personal comments on the current flag protests here in NI.*********************** At the…
Little Man in a Big Suit
In a week when we remembered the anniversary of Katrina with another hurricane slamming into New Orleans, and we were…
Pussy Riot, Jeremiah & Jesus
It’s childish I know, but my initial reaction to the trial of Pussy Riot last week was stifled laughter. I…
Exodus 2 and the Moral Imperative to See
Continuing our study this week in the early chapters of Exodus, we read with incredulity the story about the brave…
Exodus, National Security & Osama Bin Laden
In this week of the killing of Osama I am preparing a study in the first chapter of Exodus and…