Advent and Waiting

Posted on December 8, 2006 by stephen t berg / 0 Comment

When I was 10 or 11 years old I ordered a soldering iron out of a Lafayette Electronics catalogue. The Lafayette store was in Chicago and I was a world away in ...

Christianity/Religion

Status of Women

Posted on December 5, 2006 by stephen t berg / 2 Comments

The Conservative government is shutting down 12 of 16 Status of Women offices across Canada by April of next year. Ostensibly the money to keep these offices op...

Christianity/Spirituality

God’s Will

Posted on December 4, 2006 by stephen t berg / 2 Comments

I’m in a dressing room standing in a circle of old friends reciting the Our Father and toasting with sambuca just before we all go onstage. And I feel as ...

Christianity/Religion/Spirituality/Violence

Time and Limit

Posted on November 19, 2006 by stephen t berg / 0 Comment

I know my soul is exhausted when I’m on the cusp of something tremendously obvious, thinking I’m onto something startlingly original. When my spirit...