Penn of DennIf Jack Layton had of had as many supporters in life as he had in death we would have buried the Prime Minister and not the Leader of the Opposition on Saturday. But isn’t that always the way? Over the past few months we’ve closed two of our rural churches on the district…
Lessons from a Cruise
Angela and I are waiting for our shuttle to pick us up in Seattle to take us to our Alaskian Cruise, this will be our fifth cruise. Cruising started as a celebration of our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary and has become a priority in our lives, or an obsession, depending on your perspective.This year during a…
The cost of Cheating
What’s the cost of cheating on your wife? Apparently $7,000.00 and a reduction in rank. At least that was the cost in the case of Retired Brigadier-general Daniel Menard now Retired Colonel Daniel Menard. I’m not even sure that the punishment was for having an affair or if it was for having an affair with…
A Heart of Gold
Every story has a beginning and this one begins in a most unlikely place. . . a brothel. Not many stories in the Bible start in a house of ill repute, as a matter of fact I can only think of one other.. The scripture was read earlier and there is a lot that was…
No Ordinary Family: Moses
Every story has a beginning and this story began on the side of the Nile River. But before we can tell you about the beginning we need to tell you the beginning of the beginning. I’ve told you the story several times about Joseph being sold into slavery and ending up as governor of Egypt,…
What Type of Christian was that?
A mad man goes off the rails, slaughters dozens of people and the media describe him as a conservative or fundamental Christian. I don’t know how many times I've heard or read that statement. Now I know how moderate Muslims feel when terrorists are identified as Muslims. But in reality, Anders Behring Breivik, referred to…
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Imagine finding your million-dollar lottery ticket on August 7th and then realizing that it had expired on August 6th. Could happen. Atlantic Lottery spokeswoman, Sarah MacBeath, was commenting on a Lotto Max ticket that has been unclaimed since last August and said, “We are really hoping that someone can come forward. Sometimes people put tickets…
Jacob and Hyde
Every story has a beginning and we can find this story begining in Genesis 25:24 And when the time came to give birth, Rebekah discovered that she did indeed have twins! And those twins were mentioned in the scripture that was read earlier. Hebrews 11:20 It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the…
A Royal Meeting
Will and Kate are wrapping up their visit and by all accounts they took Canada and the States by storm. Unless you have been living under a rock then you know that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been on a belated, extended honeymoon. Their journey has taken them from PEI to Nunavut to…
Standing Face to Faith
Every story has a beginning. And this one is found in Genesis 6:9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God. Did you catch that? A righteous man. The only blameless…