They were called Temu Pandas by some, which seemed a little harsh, accurate but harsh.Recently, a Chinese zoo admitted that two of their so-called pandas were actually dogs that had been painted to look like pandas. Really? One report said it was only when visitors noticed the panda-dogs panting and barking that the hoax was…
Paying the Price
The staff was in Moncton this week for a district pastor’s conference, and on the drive up, I marvelled at the autumn colours. The woods were a kaleidoscope of colours, no two the same. It wasn’t hard to imagine Jack Frost painting each leaf individually. One of the many things we missed in Australia was…
Beyond Civility 1: Beyond the Rules
And you are probably wondering, what’s with Buzz? If you were with us this summer, our theme was “A Return to Civility” and we focused on the Ten Commandments. But, while civility may keep society intact, it is the minimum. Have you ever heard someone comment, at least they were civil? That’s not exactly a…
Just a Number?
According to a recent Gallup poll, support for polygamy in the United States has tripled in the past twenty years. In 2003, 7% of Americans said that they had no problem with polygamy, a figure that now stands at 23%. Although I haven’t found comparable Canadian statistics, I would suspect they would be the same,…
Drive the Drive
The other day Angela and I were on our way to an appointment when an SUV pulled out of an apartment driveway and cut us off. And then to add insult to injury, they made a sharp right turn without signalling.Now I understand that as a Halifax driver, neither one of those events should have…
A Little Good News!
The other day a song came on the radio, and it began with these lyrics, “I rolled out this morning, the kids had the morning news show on, Bryant Gumbel was talking 'bout the fighting in Lebanon. Some senator was squawking 'bout the bad economy. It's gonna get worse, you see, we need a change…
Doing some Cramming
This past Saturday, I served as a tour guide for a busload of tourists from the United States. It was a favour for a friend of mine. It’s a long story. And it’s a bonus when you actually enjoy doing a favour for someone. In order to prepare for the tour, I did a fair…
Not just a Church, A Family
The church! When you think of the church, what is it you think of? For some people, there is only one church. The one they were brought to as an infant, where they went to Sunday School and then on to youth group. The church where they were baptized, where they were married, and the…
Does it Really Matter?
As a teen, I knew more about the shroud Jesus was supposedly wrapped in than I knew about Jesus.I grew up in a house full of books. My parents were readers, and they wanted their children to be readers as well, so they encouraged us by buying interesting books for us to read. One of…
Oops!
Oops. Last month, four-year-old Ariel Geller was visiting the Hecht Museum, at the University of Haifa in Israel, when he pulled over a jar displayed just inside the front entrance, and it broke. The jar predated King David and was estimated to be 3,500 years old. Oops. The artifact was on a table inside the…