For twelve years we lived in a little village in Ontario. Directly across the street from our home was the United Church manse. The minister and his wife were a pleasant older couple, professional and polished. There came a Christmas Day where we were all snowbound after a three-foot snowfall that began the day before. … Continue reading A Fading Faith
Author: Bob Goodnough
Massachesetts Melodies
Three hundred and seventy-four years ago, the good shippe Confidence landed at Watertown in Boston Bay and disembarked a group of men and women come to establish a new home in a new land. They moved inland to an area along the Musquetaquid River and established the town of Sudbury, the second town above tidewater … Continue reading Massachesetts Melodies
A Clearing in the Woods
I know the Lord will make a way for me,I know the Lord will make a way for me.If I trust and never doubt,He will surely lead me out,I know the Lord will make a way for me.Denver and I were into the final stages of preparing for Vacation Bible School, selecting choruses to be … Continue reading A Clearing in the Woods
Catechism Classes
About the only thing my parents had in common was a feeling that the church in which they had been raised had let them down. My father was a descendant of New England Puritans, with some French and Scottish blood thrown in. He was born in Iowa, grew up in Minnesota and arrived in Saskatchewan … Continue reading Catechism Classes
Forty-two Years
Chris and I were married August 1, 1970. She was 17, the product of two dysfunctional homes, looking for some stability in her life. I was 28, restless, confused, in debt, not sure what I wanted to do with my life, had little control over my temper — not really a stable shelter from the … Continue reading Forty-two Years
