Have your read the story about the Alberta couple whose application to adopt a child has been rejected because of their beliefs? The evangelical couple has been told that even though they submitted the adoption application and passed the required courses necessary for the adoption, that they won’t be approved because of their religious views…
Connecting with the Creator’s Kid’s Kids
Have you ever stepped on a piece of Lego, in the dark? Have you ever wondered how something so small that provides so much enjoyment can cause so much pain? Well, you’re in luck, because I’m going to explain the science behind the pain. There are basically four reasons that are wrapped up in this.…
What it is About
Authorities in Texas are stating that Sunday’s mass shooting that left 26 dead in a small Baptist church, did not appear to be religiously motivated. Freeman Martin, the Regional Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety stated, “The massacre appeared to stem from a domestic situation.” But he didn’t elaborate further. It seems that…
Connecting with the Creator’s Kids
Last week I mentioned that the largest Lego kit every produced is the new Millennium Falcon kit which was released a month ago. The kit has 7,541 pieces is 33 inches long and 22 inches wide and weighs almost 19 pounds. But, more impressive than what you can create with the kits are the artists…
It’s not that Serious
So, were they, or weren’t they? Perhaps you’ve read the story of Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava, the Hawaiian women and their two dogs who were supposedly rescued after being stranded aboard their disabled sailboat for five months. Recent inconsistencies about their stories are now causing authorities to question the sailors account of their ordeal.…
Connecting with the Created
I was probably 9 or 10 when I first discovered Lego, as opposed to the soft plastic bricks that I had been playing with up to that time. Even though Lego had been around for 20 years it was only introduced in Canada in the early sixties. But even after I discovered the joys of…
Can you say Mutt?
Well, I got my DNA back the other day and I can now definitively say that I am a human being. Outside of that I think my official designation would be “mongrel”, which proudly makes me a Canadian. I’m not sure how anyone whose family has been in Canada for several generations can boast of…
Connecting with the Creator
As you might be able to tell from the platform, the signs and the bulletin, Lego has been on our mind lately. Didn’t Stefan do a great job. Do me a favour, don’t touch my pulpit. The “Lego group” began in the workshop of a Danish carpenter by the name of Ole Kirk Christiansen who…
When a Deal is Not a Deal
So, an unidentified woman in Toronto has lodged a complaint with the Police because a cosmetic surgery procedure that she had performed had gone wrong and resulted in an infection. It was only after she had to undergo corrective surgery that she made the complaint. And you almost feel bad for the lady until you…
Created to Connect
How many of you grew up with Lego? Not me, I had the little soft red building blocks when I was a kid. Other kids had Lego, but I had these little red building blocks. They looked like bricks but they only connected at two points and those points were square, so everything you built…