My wife and I went away for the day, leaving our four-year-old daughter with Grandma. When Grandma started to make dinner, our daughter saw the electric element on the stove glowing red hot, asked “Grandma, is it hot?” and placed the palm of her hand on the element. I guess she really never understood what … Continue reading Is it hot?
Faith and life
Remedy for the Indian problem
Starting in 1701, the government made treaties with the Indians living in Canada. The treaties were rather open-ended arrangements, promising schooling and health care, giving the Indians parcels of land for their exclusive use, but not limiting their right to hunt, fish, and trap wherever they wanted. Left to their own devices, the Indians would … Continue reading Remedy for the Indian problem
Perfidious Caesar, or is it perfidious Christians?
[I’m offering here some more tidbits from Dorothy Sayers for your reading enjoyment and discussion. Bear in mind that these words were written in England during the Second World War, around the time that I was born. I’m afraid that many Christians in North America still don’t understand what has gone wrong in the romance … Continue reading Perfidious Caesar, or is it perfidious Christians?
Refuge
Yesterday morning, one of our ministers preached on the subject of refuge. Before the children of Israel entered the promised land, God gave them detailed instructions for establishing cities of refuge. They were to be located throughout the land in such a manner that no one would be more than a half day’s journey from … Continue reading Refuge
The cause of divisions
At one point in Jesus’ earthly ministry, those who doubted suggested that He performed miracles through the power of Beelzebub, or Satan. “But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. If Satan also be divided against himself, how … Continue reading The cause of divisions
School crisis in Québec
More than 50 congregations of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite in seven Canadian provinces are operating their own schools. These schools provide the foundational tools to enable their graduates to go on and continue learning whatever they need to make a living and be useful members of society. The schools are recognized as … Continue reading School crisis in Québec
Gentle Jesus, meek and mild
GENTLE Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child, Pity my simplicity, Suffer me to come to Thee: Fain I would to Thee be brought, Dearest God, forbid it not: Give me, dearest God, a place, In the kingdom of thy grace. -Charles Wesley The words of the song give us an appealing description … Continue reading Gentle Jesus, meek and mild
Apologetics and humility
[Here are a couple of short excerpts from Relational Apologetics, Defending the Christian Faith with Holiness, Respect and Truth, Copyright © 2012 by Michael C Sherrard. This is the first book I have ever bought from Amazon, I have it on the Kindle app on my smart phone. Michael also blogs on the same subject, you … Continue reading Apologetics and humility
The Dogma is the Drama
[Excerpts from Letters to a Diminished Church, Passionate Arguments for the Relevance of Christian Dogma, by Dorthy L. Sayers (1893-1957). © 2004 by W Publishing Group, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc. My copy is the ebook version, purchased from Kobo and read on my Kobo ereader and the Kobo app on my Android smart … Continue reading The Dogma is the Drama
Two years later
I began this blog on June 8, 2012, not really knowing where I wanted to go with it, nor what to expect in the way of readership and reader reaction. Over a period of two years I have made 480 posts and the blog has received 13,047 views. Having started out with only a nebulous … Continue reading Two years later
Flatlander Faith 