It seems all we have been hearing about on the news over the past two weeks has concerned the results of the recent US Federal election. I was surprised by the number of Canadians caught up in the election fever. I’m not sure there will be very many Americans interested in the next Canadian Federal…
Remembrance Day 2024
In the Gospel of John Chapter 15 and verse 13, we read Jesus’s words as he tells those who chose to follow him, There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. Today, we stop for a few minutes and step away from the everyday to remember and honour those…
Breaking Up is Hard to Do. Not!
Can it get any more bizarre? (That by the way, was a rhetorical question and not a challenge).Last year, Suellen Carey, a transgender influencer, after experiencing years of dating disappointments, married herself. That’s bizarre, but apparently not unheard of in today’s culture. But wait, there’s more. After less than a year in a sologamous (I…
Panda Dogs
They were called Temu Pandas by some, which seemed a little harsh, accurate but harsh.Recently, a Chinese zoo admitted that two of their so-called pandas were actually dogs that had been painted to look like pandas. Really? One report said it was only when visitors noticed the panda-dogs panting and barking that the hoax was…
Paying the Price
The staff was in Moncton this week for a district pastor’s conference, and on the drive up, I marvelled at the autumn colours. The woods were a kaleidoscope of colours, no two the same. It wasn’t hard to imagine Jack Frost painting each leaf individually. One of the many things we missed in Australia was…
Just a Number?
According to a recent Gallup poll, support for polygamy in the United States has tripled in the past twenty years. In 2003, 7% of Americans said that they had no problem with polygamy, a figure that now stands at 23%. Although I haven’t found comparable Canadian statistics, I would suspect they would be the same,…
Drive the Drive
The other day Angela and I were on our way to an appointment when an SUV pulled out of an apartment driveway and cut us off. And then to add insult to injury, they made a sharp right turn without signalling.Now I understand that as a Halifax driver, neither one of those events should have…
A Little Good News!
The other day a song came on the radio, and it began with these lyrics, “I rolled out this morning, the kids had the morning news show on, Bryant Gumbel was talking 'bout the fighting in Lebanon. Some senator was squawking 'bout the bad economy. It's gonna get worse, you see, we need a change…
Doing some Cramming
This past Saturday, I served as a tour guide for a busload of tourists from the United States. It was a favour for a friend of mine. It’s a long story. And it’s a bonus when you actually enjoy doing a favour for someone. In order to prepare for the tour, I did a fair…
Does it Really Matter?
As a teen, I knew more about the shroud Jesus was supposedly wrapped in than I knew about Jesus.I grew up in a house full of books. My parents were readers, and they wanted their children to be readers as well, so they encouraged us by buying interesting books for us to read. One of…