If you haven't seen the 1999 movie Man on the Moon, starring Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman, take some time and go watch it. Soon. It's a fascinating and heartbreaking look at the life of a truly unique comedian.
(This began life as a Facebook post. Here it’s expanded upon and linked where appropriate.)
There has been (rightly) much discussion on the 2018 Canada Summer Jobs grant “kerfuffle” (Mr. Prime Minister, if you’re listening, it’s a whole lot more than a kerfuffle, and deservedly so).
God is the ruler of the whole universe. This is a basic Christian teaching. Yet Christians often live in situations on Earth where the culture values things that God doesn't. In extreme cases, Christian living and teaching is illegal. For us who live in 21st-century Canada, Christian living isn't (necessarily) illegal. It's just mostly deeply frowned-upon.
Last year I was privileged to be able to write for my church’s national magazine. I wrote a piece called “Driven from Distraction” which used the legend of Narcissus to discuss the relationship of technology to faith.
Since I wrote it for them, I won’t re-create it here. I’ll just link it. I would appreciate it if you read and engage with it.
