The Trouble With Normal
I’m not a fan of what our, or any, society counts as normal. I’m certainly not a fan of what is, at the moment, referred to as the “new normal.” We need something more than normal in its current state.
Are We There Yet?
As a kid I would drive my parents crazy. Whether it was on the way to my grandparents bungalow in Portnoo or on the way to the caravan in Portrush I could be heard asking, “Are we there yet?” After a while my sister and I would be bouncing around in the back seat of the car chanting, “Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
Blogging Again
For several weeks I’ve had the words of Bruce Cockburn’s song, All the Diamonds in the World, running as a constant soundtrack in my head. Not all the words are on repeat, but what I’m hearing constantly is,
I ran aground in a harbour town …
In the image of God
The Bible opens with the words, "In the beginning God created ... ." These five words establish a basis for all that follows. As the story of creation unfolds in the poetic language of Genesis it culminates in the creation of humanity. "Let us make humankind in our in our image …