Reversing the Reversal: Contemplation and Action – By Ron Dart
George Grant was drawn to Martin Heidegger for the simple reason that Heidegger was, probably, one of the most severe critics of the modern way of doing philosophy and the western understanding of mind and what it means to think. Heidegger was convinced that...
Nihilism, Rapture and End Time Fallacies – Lazar Puhalo and David Goa
Nihilism, Rapture and End Time fantasies. from Orthodox Canada on Vimeo.
Archbishop Tutu – ‘Be the Spark!’ by Brad Jersak
Last night I attended Be the Spark at the Tacoma Dome in Washington State. The event featured a series of breath-taking performances by a variety of inspiring young bands, choirs, dancers, and singers. It also featured two ‘talks’ — okay, full-on, no-holds-barred, hope-filled, cage-rattling preaching of the highest calibre — by two seasoned world-shakers: Craig Keilburger and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Nuremberg Trial Prosecutor weighs in on OBL
Benjamin Ferencz is a 92-year-old U.S. citizen and American combat soldier during World War II. He served as prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials, where he tried many Nazi war criminals. The above link directs readers to a controversial 13-minute interview on CBC Radio Canada on Bin Laden’s death, the Nuremberg principles, and the role of America.
Op Ed Piece by Wayne Northey: Brain Disturbances, Mirror Neurons, Osama and Obama
Brain Disturbances, Mirror Neurons, Osama and Obama “A mirror neuron is a neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another.” In a “paper [presenting] a conceptual framework that integrates...
Who you callin’ a Universalist? by Brad Jersak
The purpose of this article is to define simply the most common positions concerning divine judgment and to help readers ponder where they might lean on this continuum. Among Christians who call themselves ‘Evangelical,’ I am aware of seven theories. Of these, most have some biblical basis.
So you say you want a prophet? by Brian Zahnd
Posted: 06 May 2011 11:39 AM PDT So you say you want a prophet? Because you want to know the truth that lies beyond the official script. You want to see beyond the matrix. Good for you! But keep in mind what prophets are. Prophets are seers. They see what we do...
The Year Begins with War — Wendell Berry
From A Timbered Choir, 1991:1 (p. 125-6). The year begins with war.Our bombs fall day and night,Hour after hour, by deathAbroad appeasing wrath,Folly, and greed at home.Upon our giddy towerWe’d oversway the world.Our hate comes down to killThose whom we do not...
Divine Justice: American Idol, Cesar Millan and the Death of Osama Bin Laden — by Brad Jersak
when I think of the ‘Judgment Seat of Christ,’ is it possible that Jesus might even be better than Steven Tyler? More gracious, more compassionate, more redemptive than Jennifer Lopez? Is Jesus up for such an immense challenge?
Hans Boersma’s ‘Heavenly Participation’ — Review by Ron Dart
Hans Boersma, Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry, Eerdman’s Publishing 2011. Hans Boersma has done it again. Heavenly Participation is, in many ways, a compact, succinct and incisive synthesis of Boersma’s earlier books,...