I like many people have what is lovingly called a “junk drawer.” It is a drawer in the kitchen or in the workshop where all the “thing-a-ma-jigs” and “what-cha-ma-call-its” go. They are the odds and ends we find that if we were asked what they were for, we probably couldn’t give an answer. Whenever I…
Tuesday is Valentine’s Day. It is a day we set aside to celebrate those who are closest to us. We spend money purchasing flowers, chocolates and other gifts at significantly higher prices than other times of the year. Roses go from $20 a dozen to $75… the things we do for love! Paul writes in…
I’ve been thinking a lot about how much God has blessed us and our nation. Although our province in particular is going through tough economic times, compared to most of the world, we are a prosperous people. A number of years ago, Richard Halverson, former chaplain of the U.S. Senate, made these comments: “Jesus Christ said…
With Easter coming next week, we take time to remember and reflect what Jesus went through so that we could be reconciled to God. Colossians 1:21-22, “Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death…
I was thinking about New Year’s coming up and the things I’d like to see changed in my life. Now as many of you know, I don’t like making resolutions…mainly because I break them all! But there are things in my life and ministry I’d like to see change. The one area that has really…