February 9, 2012 RSS feed / Columns

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Having a vision

There is value in dreaming. There are plenty of people who deal in ‘reality’. “It can’t be done because … because … because ... . We mustn’t build windmills because too many birds get killed”. More...

Time to tackle gold-plated pensions

I t was Chicken Little, when something fell on his head, who went off screaming, “Oh, the sky is falling. I must go tell the king.” More...

A corroding, violent culture

That summer, 2004, on a fine summer’s day we – my older children and I – were visiting friends on their rural property in the highlands of Grey County. More...

DIPPING INTO THE PAST

125 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 10, 1887 More...

Has Science disproved Creation?

Some weeks back, folks at our church were asked for suggestions for sermon topics, things they would like us to speak about. I was asked to preach on what I found a somewhat strange subject: Has science disproved Christianity? More...

The meat of the matter

Four decades ago Norman Borlaug, accepting the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on raising crop yields worldwide (the “green revolution”), said: “I have only bought you a forty-year breathing space to stabilize your population.” More...

Let’s make it a national holiday

There is an unwarranted cynicism about Valentine’s Day on the part of many people. One person I know said recently: “Oh, Valentines” – dismissively – “that’s only about Hallmark.” More...