It wasn’t long after we had arrived in Caesarea Philippi that some religious leaders came to the house where we were staying. Without so much as a greeting, they started in at Jesus, telling him if he was going to teach in God’s name and claim the authority that he was taking that he needed…
Chapter 34
The next day we were back at the beach and it wasn't very long before a crowd had gathered to hear Jesus teach. “Jesus, Jesus, I need to see Jesus, please let me through.” Everyone turned to see who was making all the commotion and out of the crowd came Jairus, the leader of the…
Chapter 35
It was just like the last time when Mary approached me to finish her story. The rest of the group had gone to bed, and I was sitting by the fire, waiting for it to burn itself out. I was in my nowhere place, not thinking of anything in particular when she joined me. “May…
Chapter 36
Egypt was incredible, we spent three years there, and I can’t even begin to describe what we saw. The trip was hardly longer than the journey would have been back to Nazareth, but we knew that we would be safe from Herod’s insanity once we left Israel. His reach didn’t extend across the border. It…
What Next?
What happens when you’ve finished? You know? When there was something that you set out to do, you dreamed a dream; you set a goal; you did the work, and then, just like that, you were done. What next? Three years ago, I started working on a book entitled: A Fisherman’s Tale. It was a…
How Much is Enough?
Do you like buffets? Me, not so much now but when I was younger, I loved buffets. They were almost a challenge. My philosophy was, the first plate the restaurant wins, the second plate is a draw and anything after plate three meant you were the winner. How much is enough? Ferdinand Marcos was the…
Embrace the Ligh
Have you noticed lately how much more daylight we are seeing? Each day it's getting light earlier and staying light longer and, as Martha Stewart would say, that's a good thing. Spring is not only an awesome time of the year, but it's also a great metaphor for life. No matter how dark, cold and…
Is this the end?
It has been interesting to watch the world rally around Ukraine over the past week since Russia's invasion. Sanctions have been put in place, aid has been committed and support has been promised. I don't know that I've ever seen this type of worldwide solidarity before. It has been both political and corporate. Of course…
Save a Marriage, Starve a Lawyer
Recently, I was reminded of a conference I attended several years ago entitled Effective Marriage Counselling. What did I learn? I learned, or at least I was reminded yet again, that marriages are worth saving. We live in a society where marriage is seen as a temporary state where more and more people are becoming…
Knowing our history
That was a little embarrassing. One poll revealed that most Canadians could not identify Samuel de Champlain as the founding father of the first permanent European settlement in what was to become Canada. Most people chose Jacques Cartier, which is understandable, as we credit him with the European discovery of Canada in 1534 and established…