I found out the other day that I have less than a year to live.  It was quite a shock when I found out.  It wasn’t my doctor who told me but an article that I read.   The thesis was that when you subtract the time sleeping, working, tending to personal matters, hygiene, odd chores,…

He dropped the writ, we’ve been waiting for it and wondering when it would happen and now it has happened.  Dropping the writ is an awesome term.  It is much classier than simply saying that he called an election.    However it doesn’t really matter whether you are dropping a writ or calling an election the…

Recently I have found myself immersed in a book of wisdom.  I’m sure Angela is growing tired of my constant interruptions as I regal her with yet another new discovery.  As I read I am constantly thinking:” Wow!” “Amazing” & ”I didn’t know that.” Stories of great achievements by folks with obscure names and stories…

            Once upon a time in a faraway Kingdom there lived a Beautiful princess who was loved by everyone, not only in her kingdom but in other kingdoms as well.  She was kind and gentle and people loved to see her and to hear about her loves.              In the same kingdom there lived a…

I was putting my contact lenses in the other day when I noticed how grey my hair had become. As I wondered how that could possibly have happened without me noticing, I remembered something I was told almost thirty years ago. Roy Corey, a member of the Truro Church, told me how he had discovered…

I drove by our old house the other day and the lawn looked great.  I was a little concerned when put the sod down when the house was built.  You see when the sod was delivered the driver told me that it was demon possessed.  Honest!  At least I think that’s what he meant when…

I read the other day that the most frequently asked question today was . . . “Would you like fries with your order!”  Profound, to say the least.  Now I did not read that the most important question asked today was. . . “Would you like fries with your order!”, just the most  frequently asked,…

It was a tragedy. A young man lost his life and another man had his life changed forever. Like many people, I watched the video of Sammy Yatim being shot in Toronto last week and, like many people, I felt a sense of rage. Really, nine shots?  And then they tased him. Seems a little…

In the Spring of 1997 I had managed to grow our baby church from 82 to 43.  This was the Penn that I wrote to the survivors of the "Spring of Tuesdays" on May 11, 1997It’s the dawning of a new day, a new chapter in the book, the beginning of a new era!  My…

Angela and I saw a great movie last week.  I know this isn’t the place for movie reviews but it was funny and exciting and we really enjoyed it.  Unfortunately that wasn’t the view of most of the critics. It was panned and ridiculed in the media and as a result lost a boatload of…