The Intersection of Faith and Culture
Emma Watson is one of the most likable actors in Hollywood today. Not only has she aged gracefully from precocious Hermione of Harry Potter fame, she has become an elegant woman with a sharp mind and a message to share. As the UN’s Goodwill Ambassador, Watson recently gave a speech […]
When Bill Nye approached the podium in his emblematic bowtie, turned to Ken Ham and said, “Mr. Ham, I learned something. Thank you,” I was shocked. I find most public debates about science and religion pretty boring; the most recent debate — between atheist Bill Nye “The Science Guy” and […]
An anti-homosexuality bill was signed into law in February by Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, but has since been invalidated by a Ugandan court because the bill was signed during a parliamentary session that lacked a quorum. The controversial bill, first introduced in 2009, includes punishing first-time offenders with 14 years […]
Last month, while I was enjoying an afternoon nap, I awoke to the sound of a man talking to my mother. I was still bleary-eyed when the white, bearded police officer opened my door. Apparently there had been a break-in upstairs (we live in a basement apartment) and he had […]
When my Grandma Britt returns from vacation she always brings me back a pack of colourful Keds socks. It’s her small way of saying she was thinking about me, and you better believe she was worried about the temperature of my toes. While Grandma Britt’s primal urge to give me […]
Some while ago the small Anglican church I attend moved out of its building and into a space primarily used by a local Seventh Day Adventist congregation. At first this troubled me. Why couldn’t my church afford its old space? Why would God move us from a comfortable building He […]