The Present State of Affairs

I thought I would share a short update on what is going on these days with me. I am currently living in Edmonton at Uncle Doug and Auntie Judy's place. I am unemployed for the time being, with no job interviews yet, or really any sign of employment. Two weeks ago I applied to 6 portering jobs with Alberta Health Services, with no response to any of them.

Sermonizing - Part III

Good morning sir. My name’s Jonathan Herbert and I’m from the church down the street. Do you ever think about religion? Oh, very good. Have you ever considered Christianity? No? Well, let me tell you a list of benefits...God’s promised us three main things. God promises to save us from our sinfulness, to restore our relationship with Himself, and to bring suffering and hardships upon your head...wait a minute...what? Is that how we evangelize? No, but maybe it should be. Suffering is something that God has promised to His people this whole way.

Technology's Dark Side

My most recent post addressed a problem that I see in our modern culture, the problem of knowing about many people, while truly "knowing" few of them. That was the beginning of my thoughts on how we as a culture have been negatively affected by technology and social media. This is a continuation, although surely not the end of it.