Singing Like a Canary
London’s Canary Warf is intimidating. Tall buildings and power-dressed people dominate the landscape. Michael invited me into this lion’s den. […]
A Whale of a Time
Have you ever noticed that in attempting to avoid our fears we often find ourselves running into them full steam […]
Celebrating Epic Fails
We are back one final time in the Vasa museum. The two previous posts highlighted the twin tragedies of vanity […]
Speaking up Stops Shipwrecks
The Vasa sank in 1628, but its lessons live on. In the previous post we noted that the king’s vanity […]
Vasa Vanity and Babel Babbling
A highlight of a recent trip to Stockholm was a visit to the Vasa museum. The ship was built in […]
Beauty out of Context
Who doesn’t want to gaze upon the beautiful? Our culture seems obsessed with it. Magasines, TV programs and advertising agencies […]
Go-Kart Christianity
Life has its complications. If you don’t believe me, wait a while and you’ll see! The good side of complications […]
“Close to the Edge”, Hebrews 12.1
How close to the line can we get? That’s where the excitement seems to be. The edge of safety, the […]
Matt 9.9-13, “Doctor in the House”
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