I reposted a meme the other day 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 around…
Book Judging
We are told that we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, and I was guilty of doing just that. Last week I saw an older man, by older I mean older than me, and he was well groomed and well dressed. And I immediately thought of him as a gentleman. And then he opened…
Silence Isn’t always Golden
The other day while driving in the Super Store parking lot, a couple stepped out in front of me and then walked down the centre of my lane, right in front of me. They’re just strolling along, completely oblivious to the car right behind them. I’m thinking: don’t they even hear me? And then it…
Master of the Wind
It was a dark and stormy night. I’ve always wanted to start a story like that. The wind howled blowing the top off the breakers before they crashed back into the troughs below. The darkness was broken by momentary streaks of light as the clouds raced across the face of the full moon. Could it…
For the Good of our Community. . . I Dont’ Think So!
The other morning, I was starting my day at Tim Hortons, I know, surprising. And I noticed a lady at the counter wearing a T-Shirt that said across the back, "For the Good of our Community."I wondered what community group she represented, and when she turned around the front of her shirt said, NSLC. For…
Who Fixed the Hole?
He stood there staring up at the sky, he still couldn’t believe his eyes, and it was as if he was seeing the sky for the first time. In a way he was, even if it was the same old sky that he’d always looked at it, he was seeing it through a whole new…
We Believe in Free Speech. . . But!
It was repeated over and over again last week by government officials: “We believe in free speech, but. . .” And each time, I was reminded of Winston Churchill’s words: “Everyone is in favour of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people's idea of it is that they…
Who Kicked in the Roof?
As they moved closer to the crowd their hopes begin to sink, what they thought would be a fairly simple task had taken on monumental proportions. When the suggestion came up to take their lame friend to Jesus, everyone thought it was a great idea, all they had to do to get their friend to…
Run the Race
He ran his first marathon in 2000 and ran his last long-distance race in 2013. He was eighty-eight years old when he competed the first time and one hundred and two when he hung up his sneakers for the last time. Last week Fauja Singh died at the age of one hundred and fourteen. But…
Let Go of Your Loaf
Let Go of Your Loaves It was a beautiful day. Jesus had crossed over the sea of Galilee and the crowd discovering where he was going followed on foot, covering a distance of approximately 15 kilometres and Luke tells us in chapter 9:10 that they finally caught up with him in Bethsaida. And it was…