Can you remember being a kid? Can you remember the thrill of each new morning and the wonder of each new day? Can you remember when a week seemed like an eternity, and it was a lifetime between Christmases? Can you remember nursery rhymes and fairy tales, and thinking that all stories had a happy…
What Would Jesus say to Stephen Harper
I discovered as a teenager that if I wanted to begin a conversation with my father I only had to bring up politics, he has very definite views on the subject and isn't afraid to share them. So if the conversation was turning toward subjects that I didn't want to discuss like perhaps my behaviour…
Keeping in Real
Penn of DennDo you remember Steve Fonyo? He was the one-legged athlete who ran across Canada, to raise millions for cancer research in 1984. Fonyo was awarded the Order of Canada in 1985, when he was 18 years old, making him one of the youngest recipients of the order; he said that he had been…
Say What?
Interesting. I remember reading an interview with Observer Music Monthly Magazine where Elton John stated, “From my point of view I would ban religion completely. Organized religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate.” Wow, that stings but I wonder if Sir Elton is blind or…
Africa Here I Come
Penn of DennIn three days, I will be in Africa. I will be on a different continent and in a different culture, but I will be doing the same thing I'm doing here and for the same reason. Because, like Bill Hybels, I believe that the local church is the hope of the world. And…
The Mystery of Egypt
So here we are at the end of the first chapter in the Story of Jesus. If you have been with us since the beginning of the advent season then you know that we have been looking at some of the mysteries of Christmas. We started with the mystery of the Virgin Birth and how…
Ready or Not
Penn of DennSo are you ready? According to some, it is now less than three years away, the end of the world that is. That's right, according to some doomsayers, December 21st, 2012, marks the end of the 5,125-year cycle of the Mayan calendar.What does that mean? It depends. To some, it means various doomsday…
The Mystery of the Stable
Everybody loves a good mystery and the Christmas story if full of mysteries, full of whys and hows and whos. If you've been with us over the past few weeks you know the theme we have chosen for this advent season is "The Mysteries of Christmas"We started with the Virgin birth. One of the main…
Party Crashers
Penn of DennDid you hear about the couple that crashed the White House party? Apparently, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, somehow faked their way into a reception at the White House, that was being held in honour of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.It has yet to determined how the pair gained entrance to the event, but…
Inoculation
I had my H1N1 vaccine a couple of weeks ago. Since the clinic was at the church, all of my usual excuses for skipping the flu shot; can't find the time, it's not convenient etc., were rendered moot.We all know the theory behind being vaccinated or inoculated and usually it's a good thing, but. .…