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…
What’s good for the Goose
"Why on my 6th and 7th birthday I coldn’t have a party, and you were?" That question was asked by 7-year-old Isobel in a letter she wrote to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Her letter was sparked by the revelations of sixteen social gatherings held at the PM’s Downing Street residence while the country was…
The Proof of the Spirit
Has anyone here ever grown fruit trees? Maybe an apple tree or a cherry tree. I am not a farmer or a gardener, but in 1990 we moved into a rented house we were told had five different fruit trees in the backyard. When I heard that I thought, “wow that’ll be cool.” The day…
That’s not a Stand
Boy, it’s hard to take a stand when you really don’t want to pay the cost of taking a stand.Earlier in the year, I heard about a potential boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The call to boycott the games began with the US and the UK, Canada, Australia, Lithuania and Kosovo have joined…