Welcome to edition 23 of Random Thoughts by Ron Murdoch. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is a work of fiction. Orwell’s 1984 turned out to be a work of prophecy. I’ve wondered what the Church would do in either case. Would they attempt to stop either one. Or would they attempt to stop ether one Would they become willing participants …
Highway Personalities Each highway had its own personality. Highway 3 – Crowsnest Highway – connects Hope. B.C. with Medicine Hat, Alberta. This highway passes through farmland but once it enters western Alberta the mountains have begun. It changes from hard working plain speaking farmers to free thinkers – eccentrics if you wish. Highway 3 in B.C. passes through small communities …
Hitchhiking – A Way Of Clearing My Head There was a time when I hit the road on a whim. At times it was on my days off from work, other times I was on the road for weeks or months at a time. Usually I had a specific destination to head to; sometimes it was where the wind blew …
I never want to be as sure of anything as the people who built this place.” – Anonymous Agnostic There are things that we must learn, an unlearn as we grow spiritually. One thing we need to do as a species is to find out what reality is and start telling people about it. Sounds like a tall order, but …
‘Everyone wants to get to Heaven but no one wants to die.’ – attributed to B.B. King Connect With God I used to think that religious faiths were there to help guide a person to connect with God. I’m now convinced that at times it is the furthest thing from the truth. When dealing with incoming information about spirituality one …
By: Ron Murdoch Random Thoughts And Mental Wanderings For Today Today’s random thoughts begin with mental wandering. I was glad to hear that the old rail station in Nelson B.C. has been restored. It’s gone from a shabby old building to one that has several offices in it… The expression ‘save the best for last’ should be looked at in …
Celebrity Cults Explored Celebrity cults are explored by Ron Murdock. History repeats itself time after time. The human species never learns from past mistakes, through we acknowledge them but never really do anything concrete about it. We could learn to take a hard look at how we are doing things so we can get out of the vicious cycle we’re …
By: Ron Murdoch Let’s begin with today’s mental wanderings… Did Jesus intend to create a church, or did the church create Jesus? Geology is the study of time and pressure. History is the study of people and trends. Occasionally when I’m walking around, I see one sock or one shoe laying around. It has me wonder where the other sock …
