The Use of Exaggeration In Communication

The words ‘always’ and ‘never’ in argument communicate emotions, not facts.

My City Council Campaign

I ran for city council in Sarnia and I won! I’ll post a bit more often on my Facebook page. I’m excited!

Here is a transcript of a 5 minute talk I gave at a Kiwanis lunch (it includes …
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Changing The Golden Rule

The golden rule that I’ve been taught my entire life is to do onto others as I would have them do onto me. Jesus said it and most religions have some sort of similar proverb or guideline.

I’ve recently begun …
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Getting $3000 in Ripples Made Me Sad

Back in 2013 when Bitcoin was starting to climb, I began to research and try and understand what was going on. I explored mining them or buying them but what I got really interested in was the way that we …
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Gas fire

Love.

My choice.

My feeling.

My MO

My change

My life

Love has caused me to make

choices I would not have made

have

feelings I have never felt

Operate outside of well established directions

Freeze and thaw

And it …
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A Parable of Intelligence and Eternal Life

The most intelligent man in the world came up to Jesus and said “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life”?

Jesus said to him, “Keep all the commandments”

The smart man said, “I …
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Are Counter Protests Missing The Point?

Photograph by Steve Helber

I’m the kind of person that loves conflict, and confrontation, and disagreement because I think that it is one of the best ways to uncover and discover deeper truths that neither side of a conflict are …
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Can You Be Neighbourly While Celebrating?

What follows is a brief sermon I did on Sunday at theStory after Canada Day. It was meant to provoke dialogue and ask ourselves how we can be better neighbours to Indigenous neighbours.

For thousands of years, First Nations people

Why I Won’t Celebrate Canada 150 or Canada

When we celebrate someone’s birthday it’s a way of acknowledging a person’s life. Another year. This seems good. A way to validate an individual, a way to affirm their existence and value in the world. We celebrate when things go …
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The Desire to Convert Is Disingenuous

Art by David Hayward (Naked Pastor)

I was raised in a religious tradition that emphasized trying to make converts to our belief system. Conversion was a central pillar of my upbringing. There was opportunity at almost every gathering …
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