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A talk about the distinctions between Faith and Belief.

A look at three books written by Douglas Reed and the Siamese twins, Religion and History.

Cherokee Swede’s Cayoosh Pie Recipe or A Texan in Lillooet encounters Aussie Meat Pie, shakes its hand and introduces it to the Bayou.

How I learned to bridge the inter-generational empathy gap between co-workers in a variety of employment scenarios using Bobcat Logic.

A horseback ride along the Möbius strip of human history, pondering the Relativity of Wisdom, from before never to after forever.

A look at the genesis, adaptation, mutation and classification of religions.

Two kinds of snow, two kinds of teachers, chips, giggles and two kinds of spanakopita with the aim of opening the third sphincter.

Beethoven in a waterfall. The strength of gentleness, the wisdom of disobedience, a whiff of vindaloo and the intrepid walking firs.

Speculations on the demolition of the James Bell Tavern, the US Bill of Rights and some “curiously strong peppermints.”

A look at the yin and yang of good and evil in the human experience. Probable medical causes and possible spiritual cures.

A look at the Canadian government budgets, Vancouver money laundering and the global drug trade that asks, What if?"

On stolen childhoods. Where they might go and why some men chop wood.

On navigating the two-lane highway between dreams and reality.

On the fabric created by weaving music, religion and art into a Giordano Bruno tee-shirt.

Everything unknown is held to be magnificent. An exploration of that fact in human terms.

On the science of astrology and its relevance today. Updated with my new understanding of autism.

A talk about soul miners, darkitects, healchemists and the Cherokee concept of "ugliness."

Being a quarter Viking via my Swedish grandfather, Erik, I have always had a deep interest in the lore of the Scandinavians.