I thought I knew where I was going. Apparently, I didn’t. Last Saturday, Stefan asked me to give him a ride back from the U-Haul in Bayers Lake after he returned the truck from their move. And I was pretty sure I knew where that U-Haul location was, but it was not there. That mistake…
Resetting the Vision
The year was 2011 and Jake Epping, a high school teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, discovered a time travel portal in the back room of Al’s diner. Stepping into the portal would take you back to September 9, 1958, at 11:58 a.m., and regardless of how long you stayed, minutes, hours, days, or years, when you…
Where are you Standing?
I read recently that Canada Goose, the clothing manufacturer, has made the decision to stop using real coyote fur to trim their down-filled coats. The decision came after years of protest from the animal rights community. And I wondered, what about the geese?Collecting goose down isn’t the same as shearing a sheep. It’s more like…
A Life Well Lived
Last Sunday morning I read of the passing of an old friend, and I reflected on our relationship.Russell was part of the congregation of the church I pastored in Truro. When we arrived his family had been worshipping at Truro Wesleyan for close to forty years. Most Sundays you would find Russell and Marjorie, his…
Time Disrupted
If I could save time in a bottle The first thing that I'd like to do Is to save every day 'Til eternity passes away Just to spend them with you. That is the opening verse of “Time in a bottle”, which is the title of one of my favourite songs. If you are old,…
Mapping our Blind Spots
Last week I had an appointment at the eye clinic for my annual visual field test. There are very few things in life that I am as bad at and dislike as much as a visual field test—just saying.As a part of the test, the technician told me she had to map my blind spot.…
The Denials of Peter
Most of us can identify with Peter. He was like quicksilver, impossible to pin down. Hot one minute cold the next, ready to defend Jesus to the death and then denying that he even knew him. He as Jesus’ fiercest defender, and his most adamant denier. It was Peter who was the first to acknowledge…
And We’re Back
And I’m back! Did you miss me? Did you even know I was gone? The Penn of Denn was a COVID-related casualty during the time that handing someone a bulletin on Sunday Morning was frowned upon. But now I’m back. The last Penn was written the week after the debacle of last year’s US election.…
The Prayer of Jabez
Favourite It was just a Jesus fad. Like fish symbols on your car, bumper stickers that said, “Honk if you love Jesus” and “WWJD” or “What Would Jesus do?” bracelets. And while it may have started as simply a fad, it swept across the North American Church, and made the author a small fortune. This…
Life is Like a Motorcycle
As you can tell from the video there are all kinds of motorcycles. Some are really nice and cost a lot of money and some are just basic transportation. But they are all motorcycles, that is they are cycles, and they have motors and for the most part, they do the same job, they get…