It suddenly dawned on me how cold it was. I was filling my car up and realized that I was cold and not just a little cold either…… I was really cold. And then I had an epiphany. It was minus 14 and I was pumping gas with my leather jacket wide open and no…
2016, Good or Bad?
I recently heard someone commenting on what a bad year 2016 had been. I was a little intrigued so I asked what had made the year so bad. So they began to list off the celebrities who had passed away in 2016. I wasn’t sure how many there were or even who they were so…
A Little Good News Story
If you are a Metro reader then hopefully you caught their “happy Edition” published on December 23rd.Across Canada, all seven editions of the Metro committed to publish only positive news, at least for that day. Cathrin Bradbury, Metro’s Editor-in-Chief, introduced the edition with a brief editorial, speaking of hope and optimism, a sentiment that seemed particularly…
Truth from an Unlikely Place
You find truth in some of the strangest places. I was reading an article online awhile ago, Unitarian minister Marilyn Sewell was interviewing atheist Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens who passed away in 2011 was the epitome of “all dressed up and no place to go”, he was also the author of “God is not Great: How Religion…
Back to the Future
It has been over thirty years since Doc Brown warned Marty McFly about the dangers of messing with the space-time continuum, and yet apparently, a group of physicists want to give it a try. Two professors from Griffith University in Australia and one from the University of California have decided that maybe time travel isn’t…
For God so loved. . .
He was hated and loved, feared and respected. With the passing of Fidel Castro this week we have seen folks mourning his passing and celebrating his death. It is interesting how polarized people seem to be in their opinions of the late dictator. The reality is that Castro was neither the demon nor the saint that…
The Land of Leeks and Garlic
If I was asked to compile a list of countries that I would like to visit, Egypt probably wouldn’t be on that list. But then again I’m pretty sure that ten years ago Ghana, Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso wouldn’t have been on the list either.I have just confirmed that I will be visiting Egypt…
A Little Good News
“Woman reportedly raped in Dubai jailed for extramarital sex.” “Chief defends record after 11th killing.” “Accused pedophile dragged from jail and lynched.” As I read the various headlines this morning, I thought back to an Anne Murray song from the Eighties. Maybe you remember it as well, it was entitled: A Little Good News. And…
And it’s Over. . .
--> So, was your prediction about the US election close? For the record I predicted Hillary to win, Trump to eventually end up in jail and at least one election related death. Guess I was wrong. So what happens now? Well, here’s the news. Christ is still on the throne, and He would have been…
A Life Well Lived
Last week I drove to Quispamsis to attend the funeral of Evelyn Ingersoll, the elderly widow of one our pastors. It’s something I do. To quote Yogi Berra, “If you don’t go to other people’s funerals they won’t come to yours”. During the funeral, Evie’s daughter-in-law, used the phrase, “A life well lived.” And…