Have you ever been in a really great storm? I mean a doozy of a storm? Do you remember when Juan swept through in September 03? I woke up in the middle of the night when the power went out, it actually flickered and the printer cycled on and off and woke me up. I…
Behind My Self
I was walking down the hall at the hospital the other day when I suddenly realized that I was following myself. And I was intrigued. I have been beside myself on different occasions but I had never been behind myself. Now understand, I wasn’t actually following myself, but it seemed that way. The guy I…
Down the Road, Paul and Agrippa
You eat what you kill! That was what I was told when I started selling for Saint John Toyota in 1985. Angela and I had spent most of the previous year in upstate New York on staff at a Wesleyan church and that didn’t work out the way we anticipated and so we had returned…
Why?
How do you react in the face of tragedy when life doesn’t seem fair? The folks on Grand Manan Island have had more than their share of tragedy over the past couple of months. Since June there have been six tragic deaths on the island. Now I understand that most deaths are tragic for someone,…
Joy, More than a Girl’s Name
It wasn’t exactly the end to a perfect day. Paul, Luke and a colleague by the name of Silas have been travelling throughout the Roman Empire starting new churches and introducing people to Christ. Everything seemed to be going well and then the wheels came off the wagon. Figuratively speaking of course, I don’t think…
What is in a name?
20 years ago I added an “n” to my name. It was a whim but I’ve never regretted it. 15 years before that I had removed the same “n” along with a “y” when I went from being Denny to being Den. And for fifteen years I had people correct my name, helpfully changing it…
We Win
Well, another survey is out, showing that Christianity is losing ground and that church attendance is down. But, depending on your perspective, we aren’t losing, we’re winning. When you stop and think about it, every person who isn’t a Christian hasn’t been lost from Christianity, they just haven’t been won to Christianity yet. The starting…
Barnabas Son of . . .
The two men stood on the wharf, looking across the shimmering water, seeing their final destination only in their hearts. They were about to begin a journey that would not only change them, but would change the world. One was known throughout the church, the other, some people knew his name. He was a relative…
Three guys, Patty Mick and Shaun. . .
You know I have never met a terrorist. Never. And you would think I would have, considering how many Muslims there are in our community. Unless, not all Muslims are terrorists. As a matter of fact all of the Muslims that I've met are pretty decent folks who love Canada and they seem genuinely friendly.…
Saul and Paul
Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future. Those words were penned over a hundred years ago by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde but they could very well have been written about a young man named Saul who came to a pivotal point in his life where he would have to choose to…