Last year there were more Canadians hospitalized due to alcohol than for heart attacks. Let that sink in for a while. According to a recent report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, there were about 77,000 hospitalizations in Canada that were caused entirely by alcohol. During the same period of time about 75,000 Canadians…
It’ Not Who, It’s How Many?
I wonder if Stephen Harper feels vindicated? He should! In 2005 when he suggested that same sex marriage was a slippery slope that could led to the further redefinition of marriage, including the possibility of polygamy, the media and government ridiculed the suggestion. When I mentioned polygamy to our MP he couldn’t understand how I…
You Can’t Change History
I hope you enjoyed the Canada Day Celebrations and took some time to be thankful for what we enjoy as Canadians. It was interesting to note this year the number of people who wanted to focus on some of the more unsavory aspects of our past. And there are certainly any number of things that…
Alive!
“My son was dead, but now he is alive.” You might know the words from the father in the story of the Prodigal Son, but they were spoken more recently. This storey began on May 6th when 82 year old Frank J. Kerrigan received the call that every parent dreads, even at 82. The call…
Right Place, Wrong time
I rolled over and looked at the clock, in ten minutes my alarm would go off, so I decided to get an early start. My Sundays usually begin at 4:34 a.m. but it hardly seemed worthwhile to go back to sleep for ten minutes, so I got up.As I headed for the bathroom to get…
A foot in both camps
How convenient would that be, go out your front door and you are in the United States, go out your back door and you are in Canada? Maybe not as convenient as you might think. In 1782 the house was built to straddle the border between Vermont and Quebec, it’s owner, a merchant, thought it…
Take up Your Cross
Most of you know that I spent last week in Egypt. Along with our ministry time, which was mostly scheduled in the evening, we did the touristy things during the day.How could we go to Egypt and not visit the Great Pyramid? I had my picture taken with the Sphinx , rode a camel and…
Which way will we look?
If you were in church at Cornerstone last Sunday you might have noticed that I wasn’t here, and neither was Stefan. We were in Saguenay Quebec, visiting the group that make up our Bagotville satellite. Since last Fall, we have offered our Sunday morning worship service, via livestream, to military families at Canadian Forces Base…
Just Stop It!
--> I was following a car the other day when the driver threw garbage out the window. Hello! Now maybe I’m a little sensitive after having spent last Saturday morning picking garbage out of the ditch, but really, come on. The last time I checked, littering was still considered rude and slightly obnoxious. Not to…
It’s just not right!
It is just a “U”, but it is the difference between something being right and something being wrong. Perhaps you know what I’m talking about; It’s the “U” that our neighbours to the south neglect to include in words like harbour, colour and saviour. Which is fine if you live south of the 49th, but…