Strangely enough Easter doesn’t jump up in our psyche and confront us the same way Christmas does. Christmas is a birthday. Easter is a crucifixion with death, and rebirth and speaks directly to the central theme of Christianity; redemption. That is what Christianity is all about; being saved; being redeemed.
I often wonder if God has a sense of humour. There have been a number of times in my life when I have made religious jokes or observations in the company of “believers” that were not warmly received. They were people who seemed on balance to be a humourless lot.
I listen with great interest and concern to some recent twists in logic that attempts to fix the declining caplin stocks and the near vanished wild salmon stocks with a battle plan that includes more fishing. This is a song we have heard before. It is a very old song
Regular readers will know that, although there are exceptions, I’m not crazy about politicians as a general rule. It’s not that they are evil, but you just want to keep an eye on them. I find them chameleon-like and quite often motivated by self-interest.
Politicians will take on the form
We knew in our inner hearts that winter wasn’t quite over. There is lots of room in March for storms. Actually, until a few years ago the largest snowfall record in St. John’s was on a day in early April. Nevertheless, this year in mid-February there was one glorious week