It is the Friday of the weekend Canadians traditionally stop to give thanks for the blessings we’ve received over the year. It is a time of enjoying the harvest, the changing display of fall leaves’ colours, and spending time with family and friends.
One of the things I look forward to every Thanksgiving Sunday is singing […]
The New Year has come and we’re now into the second month of 2017. By now those folks that make New Year’s resolutions have for the most part fallen off the wagon, so to speak. The world is a different place than it was just a month ago. The changes in the American political landscape […]
Once again we approach that time of year we celebrate and remember the birth of Jesus.
Here in North America Christmas is an orgy of spending and greed as people beg for things they often don’t need and go into debt giving gifts people haven’t even asked for. The origin of the celebration has been lost, […]
The world has seen some interesting things the last week or so. Earthquakes have rocked New Zealand and Italy. Floods have occurred in Cape Breton, many American states and in Europe while other parts of the globe are in a drought. Our weather patterns seem to be changing, too. Some folks say it is a […]
The month of August has come and gone and the inexorable flow of time will soon bring us into fall. As the seasons change and I’ve gotten a little older (I’d like to say “mature,” but that would be a stretch, since age doesn’t always bring maturity) I sometimes contemplate what impact, if any, my […]
This week I volunteered at our annual church soccer camp. My wife is the camp director, and my official position, according to my ID, is “Melody Master / Field Keep-er-nator.” Basically, I’m the pianoman, door greeter and security, and doer-of-whatever-my-wife-tells-me-to-do. I participated and watched through each day: Make a New Friend Day, Backwards Day (yes, […]
I couldn’t let the weekend’s horrific mass shooting in Orlando pass without comment. I was sickened and appalled by the news on Sunday morning. I just don’t get it. While I understand that not everyone shares the same beliefs and values around this world, I think we’re at a point in time when we, as […]
Have you ever wondered why there are so many “bad things” happening in our world? As I get older (face it, folks, we are all getting older at exactly the same rate: one day at a time) I find myself more disturbed by the brutality that is taking place in our world. Now, part of […]
Have you ever wondered about if any of the good things you do make a difference in the long run? Do you ever get tired of being nice? Do you ever wonder why are we kind or why do we do good things? The reason is pretty simple: it’s the right thing to do.
The Bible […]
It’s a new year. We’ve begun the journey that, in most places, is called 2016. As I look around the world I’m sometimes disheartened by some of the events taking place. Humanity seems bound and determined to destroy itself and has lost sight of the importance of our stewardship of the planet.
I remember when my […]