When my mother died, I received a wonderful letter of comfort from a church friend. She talked of the emptiness that comes when both parents die. Parents can provide a safe place of refuge. Many of us have learned that no matter what happens in our lives our mother, or father, or both will love…
Is praying a human rights violation? Our Canadian Supreme Court thinks so. I have another question for the Supreme Court. As a person of faith, “Is NOT being allowed to pray also a human rights violation? Is this atheist’s right to NOT hear a prayer more important than my right to pray? Since time began…
On the first beautiful spring day of 2015, I woke to an intense sunshine transforming the grungy late March snow into a sparkling carpet. Just a few more hours of working on the marketing plan for “Dipping Your Toes in Planning Small Group Devotions” and I’ll be ready for the book launch, I thought as…
Good morning everyone. At our home the sun is shining. Joy is overflowing in our lives. Yesterday, at church, we were blessed with a baptism. What a wonderful way to celebrate the resurrection. Yesterday afternoon we gathered with some of our family to play a game, go for a walk, enjoy a meal. We laughed…
Today as part of my morning prayer and meditation time, I read Stan McKay’s reflection in the Bible Study book Longing for Home. Stan based his thoughts on Psalm 127:2-3 The psalmist is remembering the exile of the children of Israel. “On the willows there we hung our harps. For there, our captors asked us for…
Christians are talking about Easter. What does it mean? For some, Easter is just another long weekend. For youngsters, the Easter bunny comes. For Christians, Easter is a journey from the pain of Good Friday to the joy of Jesus’ resurrection. We call this week “Holy Week” – the last week of Jesus’ life as…