So apparently, what's good for the goose isn't good for the gander. Less than a month ago the eyes of the world were focused on the pastor of a small church in Florida who announced plans to burn copies of the Qur'an on the anniversary of 911. You might recall the furor raised when Terry…
God Answers Prayer, But Not Always God Answers Prayer, But Not Always
Lends a whole new meaning to "I'm praying for you" doesn't it? Prayer helps us feel closer to God, more connected to the church and extremely guilty if it is perceived that we don't do it enough or correctly. And this is one of the verses that is often claimed as a promise for praying…
Don’t Judge Me!
Do you watch, "Dancing with the Stars"? A couple of weeks ago we accidently happened to catch a snippet of Michael Bolton in his last performance. My thought was, "As a dancer, he's a pretty good singer." Which says something for me because I quote the statistic that, "4 out of 5 people who fall…
How’s Your Mud?
When I was a teen we lived just outside of Saint John New Brunswick in Hammond River and when I needed to think or just find time alone I would go down to the river, find a big rock and just sit and enjoy being next to the water. And it seems that it has…
Pick your Passion
What are you passionate about? You have to be passionate about something. What is it that brings out the best in you or the worst? If you watch the news, it isn't difficult to find out what folks are passionate about: their causes and hobby horses. And sometimes those passions change depending on where we…
What a crazy world that we live in. You ever feel like the Rabbit in "Alice in Wonderland"? You know the one, he's always rushing this way and that looking at his watch and muttering, "I'm late, I'm late". It seems that every hour of every day is filled to the limit with things that…
On Second Thought
I recently read that Gmail has incorporated a "Second thought" button into their toolkit. We are all familiar with the "undo function" in Word and PowerPoint, where you can undo your last action, but the Gmail application allows you to take back your words, if you are quick enough. Once you hit Send in Gmail,…
A Sailor’s Tale
September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, honest it really is www.talklikeapirateday.com. And it seemed like too good an opportunity to pass up. This is the a repeat of the message I preached last time it fell on a Sunday. We started with a clip from the Veggie Tales Jonah Movie which I…
Shiver Me Timbers!
Penn of DennArggh, shiver me timbers! September 19th be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and bilge rats from all four corners of the globe will celebrate by talking like Long John Silver and Jack Sparrow. I wouldn't be lying, would I? For nigh on ten years land lubbers have been talking the way it…
Thou Shalt Not Cuss
It really annoys me when I hear cussing in public. It's like they are not only rude they are stupid as well, they don't seem to understand that their conversation can be heard not only by the people they are talking to but by everyone within earshot.Kind of like when restaurants used to allow smoking,…