I don’t think there is anyone in Canada who doubts that the Chinese Government attempted to influence our last two Federal elections. The only questions that people may have, are questions about whether or not the influence was successful. And if it was, does that mean our present government is the result of foreign influence, and…
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
It’s here. It’s here! That time of the year that we all look forward to. The time of the year that we realize how lucky we are to live in this wonderful country, and we can take the time to reflect on how blessed we are.That’s right... it’s “Tax Time”! What did you think I…
Out of the Overflow
We don’t know a lot about them as a church. We don’t know how they worshipped; we don’t know what songs they sang, which translation of the bible they preferred, and we don’t know what the preacher was like. What we do know is how they gave. This is week one of our Stewardship Emphasis…
Here Comes the Light
Have you noticed lately how much more daylight we are seeing? Each day it’s getting light earlier and staying light longer, and that’s a good thing. Spring is not only an awesome time of the year, but it’s also a great metaphor for life. No matter how dark, cold, and long the winter seems, spring…
Sauce for the Goose. . .
Did you happen to read the news story of 75-year-old Francois Belzile? Recently the Edmonton man pled guilty to manslaughter in relation to the death of his 69-year-old wife, Christiane and will be sentenced later this month.Christiane suffered a stroke in 2011, which left her physically and cognitively impaired, and her husband was her sole…
The Language of Love
The Language of Love Last summer Angela and I celebrated our fortieth anniversary with a trip to Europe. During our three weeks there, we had the opportunity to visit twelve countries, and I marvelled at the fact that so many people were either bilingual or multilingual. If you’re wondering, multilingual means that you speak many…
Weather of Not
Crazy weather we’ve been having over the past couple of weeks. Last week, I think we experienced all four seasons in the span of four days. Summer on Thursday, winter on Saturday. You gotta love Nova Scotia weather. If nothing else, it certainly gives us something to talk about. In one conversation, someone said “The…
Our Relationship with our Kids
My oldest niece has a philosophy. Actually, she has many philosophies, but I’m only going to share one with you today. Her philosophy on parenting is this: The government should put birth control in the water, and people would have to pass a parenting test in order to get bottled water. Makes sense to me.…
Shoot
Do you remember when Larry Walters flew across the flight path of Los Angeles International Airport? Walters made the news because his aircraft was made from an ordinary lawn chair and 42 helium-filled weather balloons. Eventually, he rose to an altitude of 16,000 feet before beginning a controlled descent by popping balloons with a BB…
I Spy. . .
So, did you follow the travels of the Chinese spy balloon? The Chinese government assured the Americans that they weren’t spying, that it was simply a weather balloon that had blown off course. You say tomato, and I say tomato. I’m not sure what all the fuss was about; according to those who are supposed…