I spent part of last week travelling. I got a good deal on a ticket to Atlanta Georgia that went by way of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and saved $150.00 over a more direct flight. But it wasn’t just a trip to see how much of the Eastern Seaboard I could cover in one day. It…
Gently, Gently
I cringed when I saw it fall on the TV news. It seemed so.., so disrespectful,... just not right. I couldn’t believe they allowed to happen. But I suppose, how do you stop such a thing from happening once events have been set in motion. In case you’re wondering, it was the report that the…
Measure of Success
When I was in High School I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be when I grew up, sometimes even today I’m not sure what I want to be when I grow up. However I had plenty of dreams and aspiration, and whenever I visualized myself doing any of those particular things that I dreamed…
Good Bye Jack
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…