A two week retreat in Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh’s acclaimed Zen practice centre in France, revealed some things I’m seriously not interested in. You might be interested …
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“And God saw that it was good”
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good (Genesis 1:31).
I don’t think so!
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Beautiful Backslider
A Christian friend of mine from way back, Geoff, posted on Facebook recently: “The older I get, the more convinced I am that Christianity is true. Where do you sit and why?” As it turns out, I’m what’s called a “backslider”. My story is different. This was my reply. Continue reading
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Creed
Here’s my current personal creed, though ‘creed’ feels far too grandiose a term. All I’m really doing here is putting a few words to things I do and don’t believe, especially in the area of spirituality. I’m finding it quite exhilarating to say it out loud in front of you. You might like to try it yourself. Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, belief, Creed, eternal, eternalism, freedom, God, humanism, love, nihilism, philosophical, philosophy, rationalism, rationalist, religion, science, scientific, secular, secularism, self, soul, spirit, spirituality, supernatural, theism, unbelief, wonder, Xenophanes
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Bus 72
It’s winter, 1968. A cold rainy Saturday night in Perth, Western Australia. I’m on my way home from ice-skating where I’d been hoping (again in vain) to impress some pretty girl with my Travolta-like moves on the ice. With just seconds to spare, I leap onto Bus 72 as it pulls out of the Bus Station. Continue reading
The Story of Me – A Brief Autobiography
Dear Reader, welcome to this brief autobiography. Most autobiographies are long. This one isn’t. I just want to share the big stuff, not sweat the small stuff. Even if I included lots of detail, it wouldn’t tell you much more than the bare bones do. And anyway, it’s easier for us both if I keep it short. Enjoy! Continue reading
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Peaches and Cream
For all the other shy boys I grew up with.
Yep, we all wanted to ask her to dance … but we just couldn’t!
Ello
“I did not crêpe up
To say goodnight …
I just crêped up to say: Ello!”
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The God I Love
God and I have a pretty simple relationship.
I ask nothing of her and she asks nothing of me.
Nothing!
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Flying Away
“Out of our hungry hearts a journey starts, we ache for more.
Out of this endless night begins a timeless flight we’ve never taken before.
We’re flying away … destination unclear.”
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I Like You
One thing all us boys know is that girls are really, really nice.
One thing all us shy boys know is that girls are also really, really scary!
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Tagged barbershop quartet, boy, boy meets girl, comedy, dance, girl, old-time, romantic, shy
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Advice to my 14-Year-Old Self
A dear friend invited me recently to share what I’d say if I could go back and give some advice to my 14-year-old self. I thought about it for a while, then realised that the advice I’d offer my 14-year-old back then is the same advice I offer myself now, fifty years later …
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Prayer to Self
Come, my dearest love, let us speak tenderly to one another.
Sit here, up close, where you can feel me trembling.
See for yourself, I’m defenceless too.
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Tagged forgiveness, friends, friendship with self, gentleness, gold, harm, intimacy, light, peace, prayer, self, spirit, story, tenderness, violence
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