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For the past few years I have been on a quiet, patient search for a fuller understanding of the Trinity, which is the unique feature of the Christian faith.  The other two Abrahamic faiths (Judaism and Islam) both deny one or another aspect of the Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – three in one – all God!

This has been furthered by the writing of the book, The Shack, by Paul Williams.  Paul was a classmate of mine in my undergraduate years.  Then I’ve been spending time working through David Eckman’s books – he strongly looks at the Trinity for counselling and dealing with such things as addictions.

Today I grabbed a few articles and did some further thinking.  I would have to say that I’m seeing what I’ve always seen, but getting a better picture.  And I’m becoming more convinced that this is a crucial part of the puzzle of living the way God intended us to live.  A Father who loves us, a Son who died for the forgiveness of our sins and the Holy Spirit who helps us to be conformed to the likeness of Jesus.  Put into a full picture, that’s a life without guilt, lived in freedom before God and able to serve others with joy.

Not a bad place to start!

The internet keeps morphing.  There was an idea to make information form around the world available to everyone (for free?).  Commercial interests saw the way things were going and jumped on board.  Search engines made things available.  Wiki’s worked interactively.

And now, the next step?  Check out this link that talks about a new leap for internet use.  The idea is that you can search using “normal” language and not get millions of hits!  If it works, perhaps the holy grail of the internet will finally have been found.  If not, there is still tomorrow!

Funny how we still think of our parents house as home.

We have been married 33 years this year.  Today we drove home from my parents place in LaFleche.  Home from home.

Perhaps it is the knowledge that their door is always open to us.  Perhaps the ingrained impressions of childhood and youth remain regardless of age.  Perhaps there are other reasons.  I’m not sure.

And maybe just reasoning it out is irrelevant.  The instinct is that which carries the day.

And so today, I returned home from home.

Gone by 6:00 and back tonight by 10:00.  The destination was Meadow Lake.  The reason was a seminar by David Eckman.

My companion was Wayne Gibson — we both enjoyed the sessions immensely.

And now, time for bed.