Volume 6, Issue 6, February 1997

Article Summary:

PARABLE OF THE OUTSIDER

The pair of animal eyes glowed in the light of the campfire in Algonquin Park as the couple sat relaxing after a day of canoeing and swimming. Musing by the fire, in the dark of the evening, they noticed the visitor watching them from the bushy perimeter of the campsite.More . . .

RANDOM THOUGHTS

"....Jesus was a man in his time, preoccupied by matters which for the most part would seem insignificant or incomprehensible to those of other times or other cultures.More . . .

PARABLE OF THE INSIDER

When the older brother of the Prodigal Son heard the joyful music and dancing in the house, he refused to go in, even after his father had invited him to share in the celebration of his younger brother's return.More . . .

THE INVISIBLE BOUNDARIES

"Besides the obvious boundaries of insider/outsider, there are layers of divisions that keep people away from church. Take gainful employment as a case in point, and reflect on the position of an unemployed person.More . . .

PARAPHRASES OF MATTHEW 25

I was hungry and you formed a humanities club and discussed my hunger.
I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your chapel and prayed for my release.More . . .

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"Religion NOW" is published in limited edition by the Rev. Ross E. Readhead, B.A., B.D., Certificate of Corrections, McMaster University, in the interest of furthering knowledge and participation in religion. Dialogue is invited and welcomed.