Jim Taylor

Taylor: Friendships need three dimensions

It seems to me that most of our modern connections are, if I may coin a phrase, one dimensional.

Taylor: Truths independent of space and time

Pi definitions and God definitions are eerily similar.

Taylor: We are what we think

Judgers can become Learners and Learners can become Judgers.

Taylor: Habits that shape our thoughts

I wonder if the practice of using words in prayers leads us to imagine the entity we think we’re talking to.

Taylor: Deciphering the biblical codes

Spoiler alert: It is not an encrypted code-book that needs to be deciphered.

Taylor: We see what we want to see

The inspiration may indeed come from a divine source. But almost immediately it succumbs to human jurisdictions…

Taylor: Learning from language differences

It sounds so simple—make sure you’ve heard the other person correctly.…Is time so short that we can’t afford to get it right?

Taylor: How much does it hurt?

We don’t have any difficulty discussing recovery from physical ailments—but what about our emotional pain.

Taylor: Knowing where we’ve come from

Life changes by tiny increments that we can very easily never notice.

Taylor: I’m cousins with an orange

Fourteen billion years gathered into a humble orange.

Taylor: Smart phones in life after death?

Heaven a void, or filled with realities beyond our imagination?

Taylor: Praise for an outdated practice

Most parishoners will not be able to relate to outdated practice that's praised in sermons.

Taylor: Just a breath away

Past and future butt together, separated only by a breath

Taylor: Imaginary climate of fear

Television gives us a hugely distorted view of reality. Unfortunately, most of us don’t realize how distorted that view is.

Taylor: Nothing ever stands still

Evolution is going on all around us, even if some deny it.

Taylor: Towards an integrated faith

Theologian Sanguin comes to Creekside Theatre March 13, followed the next day by a workshop at the Winfield United Church.

Taylor: Towards an integrated faith

Theologian Sanguin comes to Creekside Theatre March 13, followed the next day by a workshop at the Winfield United Church.

Taylor: To all my relations…

Kinship has a strong pull on all of us and shows itself in surprising ways.

Taylor: The joys of being invisible

Questioning is the hallmark of the open-minded Christian.

Taylor: Humour has bitter edges

Look around the room: Someone won’t be laughing at your hilarious joke.