I was talking to a friend the other day when the topic of the terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso came up & she mentioned that I had been there in the past and wanted to know how I felt about what had happened. And the conversation got me thinking, I was supposed to be leading…
Do You See What I See?
Last Thursday, I had a late afternoon appointment with my eye specialist and as part of the process he dilated my eyes. Not the first time I’ve had my eyes dilated but I never had them dilated so late in the day before. After supper Angela and I drove our son back into the city,…
A Lot of Zeros
1.3 billion dollars, that’s a one and a three followed by eight zeros. That’s the projected jackpot in the US Lottery Powerball this week. And there will be people who will play this week who didn’t play last week because apparently last weeks’ jackpot of just under a billion dollars wasn’t large enough, but 1.3…
No Worries
The other day, I sat with a lady who is receiving palliative care, and she cheered me up. It’s not often that happens, but during the entire time there I didn’t hear a discouraging word from her, no complaints, no regrets.Bev has spent her life loving Jesus and serving His church as a pastor’s wife…
Happy New Year
Well, Christmas has come and gone and New Year’s Eve is just a memory. How are you feeling about 2016? Are you excited? Are you cautious? Are you simply resigned to it happening? The reality is that, regardless of how we feel about the coming year, there is a very good chance that it is…
Now that’s News!
The headlines that vied for top place this week seemed to be the new Star Wars Movie, including the multimillion dollar pay cheque that Harrison Ford received, and the mistake made at the Miss Universe Pageant. The fairness of both stories have been debated by the masses. In Ford’s case it seems that he may…
Chance and Choice
December 6th was the anniversary of the Halifax Explosion, but I’m sure most of you knew that. And you probably knew that it was the largest man made explosion until the explosion of the atomic bomb. The Halifax explosion has defined our city for the past 98years. And I knew all those things but what…
Thank You Salvation Army
$500,000.00, that was the amount of a cheque dropped into a Salvation Army kettle last week in Rosemount, Minnesota. $500,000.00! I’m pretty sure the local Salvation Army thought the cheque was simply a joke, that it was too good to be true. But it was true, the cheque was honoured at the bank, all $500,000.00. …
They are going to the chapel
Who would have thunk? After living together for thirty years they are finally tying the knot. And I don’t know what was more of a shock, reading about the wedding or seeing the picture of the happy couple. She doesn’t look much different than she did when I had a crush on her when I…
I hear singing!
So, the other day I was strolling through Walmart when I heard it. At first I thought I had just imagined what they were singing about, but when I stopped and paid closer attention I confirmed that was what they were singing. And nobody seemed outraged, as a matter of fact I don’t think anyone…