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Creativity and Recovering from Addiction

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Ryan Buesnel

Over the past several months I have had the honour of facilitating weekly SMART meetings at Lugar Brae Uniting Church. For the uninitiated, SMART is an acronym for Self- Management Recovery Training. Its purpose is to use a range of … Continue reading →

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Nihilisms New God

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Ryan Buesnel

  I. The meta-narrative of contemporary Western culture is nihilism, and its maxim is this: we come from nothing and are heading towards oblivion. This truism is evident when one reflects on what we pursue as objects of ultimate value. … Continue reading →

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Wonder, Humility and Knowledge

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Ryan Buesnel

I often find myself overwhelmed by the instantaneous nature of information. With a few clicks I can find out some cursory knowledge about almost anything in the world. Broad concepts are distilled down into pithy sentences. An authors life’s work … Continue reading →

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