As I was flying to Johannesburg last week, I pulled the map up on the seat back display, and it told me, we were flying at 12,000 metres, at 860 km per hour and it was -59 outside. And I didn't even blink. That seemed relatively normal. Not! At that point, I realized I had…
To South Africa . . . for the Weekend.
Well, I’m in South Africa for the weekend. Literally for the weekend.Earlier this week, I flew to Johannesburg to spend three days in business meetings and then to fly home. It might not sound like fun to you, but for me, it is an awesome privilege and responsibility.I am here representing the Wesleyan Church of…
Oh, the Humanity.
What a tempest in a teapot. About mid-November, it started. Across social media, “Christians” were expressing their outrage over Atlantic Superstore and its owners, Loblaws. They called on other Christians to share their outrage and boycott Superstore.Was the bread price-fixing scandal back in the news? No. Was it the company’s record profits while Canadian families…
It’s your Choice
I was part of democracy in action this week. Not only did I vote, but I also worked on Election Day as a Poll Supervisor, which isn't nearly as important as it sounds. But as I wandered around the polling station for a little over eternity (ok, that was a slight exaggeration) I was able…
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…
But What about. . .?
I was recently reminded of a story I read in a newspaper in April of 1985 (If you don’t know what a newspaper is, ask your parents). The story was about Galaxy Airlines Flight 203, which crashed in Reno Nevada on January 21, 1985.Seventy of the seventy-one passengers and crew died in the crash, the…
A Special Holiday
I heard a comment on the radio that intrigued me. The DJ was talking about the long weekend that was coming up and how it wasn’t just another long weekend. This was a very special long weekend because of what it represented. This is getting interesting, I thought.Then he added, “This holiday weekend is all…
When do we stop being. . .
This week, we had the opportunity to hear an old friend sing at the Scotia Bank Centre. Mike wasn’t the reason we were there. He was a bonus. Earlier in the fall, we had won tickets to see Boney M, a band from our past, and earlier this week, we discovered that Mike would be…
Just a little Petty
I don’t think of myself as petty or someone who carries a grudge until the other day when I realized I still don’t buy Heinz ketchup and will probably never own another Mazda. The Heinz ketchup thing goes back to when Heinz closed their factory in Leamington, Ontario, in 2016 and moved their Ketchup making…
You Did What?
I didn’t know whether to be flattered or offended. A while back, I received an e-mail from a preacher asking for my forgiveness. And I wasn’t sure that he had done anything to me that I could forgive him for. Apparently, he had preached some of my messages and had passed them off as his…