A Love That Protects
Devotional message for the 4the Sunday of Advent leading up to Christmas.
A Simple Question on Twitter Gets Me Thinking About the Word Joy
This year will be my 7th year running. Running is now so very much a part of me that is hard to picture myself that there was a time when I was not running. But actually I was that way for the first 55 years of my life. It all started at a running club…
The Rest of the Story
This Christmas season I had the privilege of attending an Ugly Sweater party. I didn’t have an actual Christmas sweater, but used a sweater my dear wife made for me 30 years ago. The host was the only person I knew at the party, and so I was a bit anxious. But there were so…
Trying to Live in a “Whatever” World
When I can find the time, one of my favourite pastimes is spending time with the older generations and allowing them to open up and share some of their life story. Growing up in rural Canada, their childhoods predated electricity, running water and the telephone. They lived their lives through multiple hardships and emerged much…
Are You Ready For Christmas?
It is a question I will first hear near around the beginning of December, but as the 25th of the month approaches, the question comes my way more and more frequently. Are you ready for Christmas? For my family, Christmas is pretty low key. My wife’s side of the family is either on the other…
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