In our Christian church year the season of Lent is beginning. The forty days of Lent give us time to look at our personal lives and check out how we are doing. For some of us that mean discerning the times we have succeeded in living our faith. One of… Continue reading
At the end of January, I completed the first draft of my eleventh book, (my second worship resource), Dipping Your Toes, Too. The manuscript is filled with stories, mostly small and personal, that connect the Bible to my life. My hope is that they will do the same for all who read… Continue reading
I finished 2024 with a column about Hope. My topic for this column, January 2025, is humility, the foundation stone of Hope. For the last month I’ve been reflecting on the thoughts of Canadian First Nations author, Richard Wagamese in his book, “One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet.”… Continue reading
In the Christian church year, the season of Advent begins the first week of December. We light a symbolic candle of Hope that first Sunday. In today’s world we need Hope. The daily news is full of war, murder, hunger and more. In Advent, we Christians begin again the story… Continue reading
Every year on November eleventh in Canada, we participate in rituals of Remembrance. Every day the viciousness, the cruelty, the destructiveness of war somewhere in the world, stride into our homes and minds on the wings of the news media and technology. We know war exists. We know its cost… Continue reading
This year as Thanksgiving approaches, I am thinking about giving thanks for people beyond my family and friends. An entire web of people surrounds me, some paid, many volunteers, who make my life easier. Store clerks are first on my list. Last week, I was in Peterborough’s “Independent” grocery store,… Continue reading
Today, I’m thinking about our lives as examples for others. Most of us don’t feel worthy of being examples. Most of us see only our own mistakes. Whether or not we are aware of it, we are examples. Saturday morning, we received an invitation from our friends, Ian and Sandi…. Continue reading
The world news media these days is a constant diet of war, violence, cruelty and greed. For dessert, the menu offers environmental disaster, flood or wildfires caused by weather. All of it is based on truth. These events are happening. People I love assure me I need to know all… Continue reading
Everywhere I turn lately, I have been met with the thought “You are fearfully and wonderfully made.” – at choir practice, in my devotions, the birds, my flowers, a small family gathering. What a great message to hear over and over. This past week I spent a few hours gardening…. Continue reading
