It was quite a tempest in a teapot last week when the Canadian Human Rights Commission came out with a statement that “Discrimination against religious minorities in Canada is grounded in Canada’s history of colonialism.” They cited the statutory holidays surrounding Christmas and Easter as prime examples. Their rationale was that Christians were automatically granted…
Taking Christ out of Christmas
Have you noticed that every year, people seem more intent on secularizing Christmas? They wish you a “Happy Holiday” or “Seasons Greetings” and then have presentations at school that make no mention of the Manger or the Wise Men, let alone the Christ Child. Now, I may be a little overly sensitive, but somehow, I…
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Lately, Angela and I have been revisiting our past by strolling down the nostalgic path of old Television shows. Last week, we started season one, episode one of “Cheers,” and I found myself singing along to the theme as the opening began. In my head, of course, out loud isn’t fun for anyone, other than…
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
I saw a meme a few weeks ago that said, “Someone asked me if I had plans for the fall. It took me a moment to realize they meant autumn and not the collapse of civilization.”Some days, as we look around, we wonder if we are witnessing the collapse of civilization as we know it. Unfolding…
Just a little Petty
I don’t think of myself as petty or someone who carries a grudge until the other day when I realized I still don’t buy Heinz ketchup and will probably never own another Mazda. The Heinz ketchup thing goes back to when Heinz closed their factory in Leamington, Ontario, in 2016 and moved their Ketchup making…
His Enduring Word.
I saw a fascinating headline the other day, it read, “Cain and Abel plays out in Guyana murder of Canadian man.” The story was one of a sibling rivalry that started with jealousy and ended in murder. What I found fascinating, though, was the reference to Cain and Abel.I find it interesting that in today’s…
Therefore, 2 Peter 1:12
Therefore 2 Peter 1 When I was at university, one of the courses I had to take was homiletics, which is simply defined as the art of preaching or writing sermons. The goal of the class was to teach us to do both things: how to write sermons and how to preach sermons. My professor…
Yuck, Winter!
What is with the weather? One day, it’s beautiful, sunny and warm and just a few days later, it’s snowing, cold and miserable. Didn’t Old Man Winter get the memo? He isn’t supposed to be here for another six weeks. I have discovered in my travels that all over the world, the weather is the…
What about the Duck?
But what about the duck? That was the question I asked last week when someone posted the story about the hunting dog that was taken by a shark off the coast of Nova Scotia. There were all kinds of discussions and comments about the dog, which was killed by the shark while retrieving a duck its…
Therefore, Hebrews 12
Part of my misspent youth was spent hanging around Racehorses and those who bet on horse races. I’ve mentioned before that my sister and I both had horses when we were teenagers, and when we lived in Hammond River, just outside of Saint John, New Brunswick, we boarded them at a farm that provided stabling…