He was 19 years old and his world had fallen apart. Up to that point he had lived a relatively uneventful life. But at the age of 19 his mother died of cancer and his father was killed in an automobile accident. In his own words "I took a bad situation and made it much…
Watch the Signs
Penn of DennI read an article that Golden and District Search and Rescue Association, (GADSAR), a non-profit, volunteer based, search and rescue group from British Columbia, has suspended operations recently after being named in a recent lawsuit.Apparently, Quebec skier Gilles Blackburn, is seeking damages after he and his late wife spent 9 days lost in…
Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes.
You ever play horseshoes? Angela's Dad loved to play horseshoes. Throughout the summer months if you are wondered where Al was all you have to do is wander down to the horseshoe pitch and there he was. Personally I'm not a big horseshoe fan, and some of you are wondering "What in the world are…
Facing the Storms of Life
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…
It’s about the Fruit
Penn of DennWell, it has been a disappointing couple of weeks. Not anything earth shattering, but still. . . First Mel Gibson announced that he was divorcing his wife of 28 years and that his Russian girlfriend was pregnant.Then singing sensation Susan Boyle, of Britain's Got Talent fame, goes ballistic and cusses out a couple…
When the Day of Pentecost had Come
I wonder what they were thinking about on that day? Had they gathered together to celebrate the holidays or were they making plans for the future? We don't know where they were, why they were there or even how many of them there were. But we do know that what happened on that day changed…
How much is enough?
Penn of DennIn a recent article on "Corporate Greed", Michael Lazaridis, CEO of Research in Motion, was named as Canada's highest paid top executive, with a salary of $51,515,518.00 in 2007. In case you missed that number, I will spell it out for you; fifty-one million, five hundred and fifteen thousand, five hundred and eighteen…
He Could Have Been Called
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…
Things to be thankful for.
Penn of DennHopefully you didn't have the opportunity to observe the Church sign this past Monday. Apparently, during the wee hours of the morning some industrious vandals took the opportunity to change the lettering on our church sign from an announcement about our summer day camps to various profanities. I discovered their work when I…
An Eunuch Situation
It's a unique story, actually it's an eunuch story as well but we'll stick with unique. We don't know the exact reason he had travelled the miles that separated his home land from Israel, it may have had to do with his job, after all he was the treasurer of Ethiopia, we are also told…