I feel a bit more solemn today as I leave this morning for Toronto, to share in the funeral of another family member.The sands of time continue to exact its toll upon those that we have known and loved. As I bury family members, I am well aware...
WOW!
Wow! That's about all I can really say. That God would take me at my word and answer my heart's desires. A number of years ago, The Prayer of Jabez, found its way to the best sellers list, brought to modern attention by Bruce Wilkerson. It goes as follows: Jabez cried...
Why The Surprise?
It's the last day before we leave and drive the 3000 miles home. The finances are short and the road is long. We are awaiting a cheque that will pay for the road trip. As the deadline for leaving quickly approaches the anxiety levels rise. You know what I mean because...
Holistic Praying
"Lord, teach us to pray; Lord teach me to pray." How many times have you or I echoed those words spoken by Jesus' disciples so many years ago? Yet the heart-felt desire of those words never seems to go away. Not only teach me how to pray but how to pray more...
Pleading The Fifth
We hear, from time to time, the phrase"Pleading The Fifth". It is in reference to the Fifth Amendment of the American constitution which "protects individuals from being compelled to be witnesses against themselves in criminal cases". This...
Persistent Encourager
I have been labelled a nag, especially by my children. I like to think of myself as a "persistent encourager". They see it differently. I try to deflect the label by saying that I learned from the best. My mother was a "persistent encourager". Their only response is,...
Really?
I just returned from a quick trip to Nicaragua and Guatemala. I got to meet some amazing people. I am reminded of these who are living out the principles that Jesus taught. Feeding and clothing the poor; caring for the sick; visiting those in prison; helping those...
The More Of Life
I am writing this blog from Managua, Nicaragua. I have had the privilege of spending a few days with an amazing and gifted family who have a heart and passion to bring life change to the people they serve. Managua shows all the signs of cultural changes that many in...
Too Soon To Quit
It's too hard. I'm too tired. I've tried and it just doesn't work. No matter what I do it always ends the same way. Why bother anymore? I'm sure that God is too busy to listen to my prayers. These sound familiar? They do to me, mainly because I have used them myself...
Vimy Ridge – April 9, 1917
''WHOSE DEBTORS WE ARE" With generous hands they paid the price, Unconscious of the cost; But we must gauge the sacrifice By all that they have lost. The joy of young, adventurous ways, Of keen and undimmed sight; The eager tramp through sunny days. The dreamless...
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