A touchy subject, introduced kindly. Why is it touchy? Wouldn't most of us say we long for closer relationships within our church family? But the idea that someone might get close enough to notice a nit or two frightens us.
Whimsy
Worthy of contemplation
While eating breakfast this morning, I worked at deciphering a page of cryptograms. It seemed to me that the these short thoughts were worth sharing. So, without further comment, here they are. History will see advertising as one of the real evil things of our time. It is stimulating people constantly to want things, want … Continue reading Worthy of contemplation
It took twelve years
The photo is from Shutterstock, not from our garden, but we finally have a rhubarb plant worthy of the name. We moved onto this yard in the fall of 2007. The house had been placed here a few years earlier and trees planted around it — poplar, caragana, lilac, Manitoba maple — the kind of … Continue reading It took twelve years
Point of View, Paradigms and Prejudice
Years ago I was stopped at a red light on Weber Street in Kitchener, Ontario. I was in the right lane, beside me in the left lane was a police cruiser. There were no other vehicles in sight. Then I glanced in the rear view mirror and saw an old black car coming around the … Continue reading Point of View, Paradigms and Prejudice
Listen to the falling rain
In the nineteenth century an expedition was sent to survey the Canadian prairies to determine its suitability for agriculture. They reported that a large part of the prairies were far too arid to be farmed. That area is still known as the Palliser Triangle, after the leader of that expedition. The Triangle has now been … Continue reading Listen to the falling rain
Morning Coffee 6/12/20 Deeper
I wholeheartedly support this. There is prejudice around us, and within us. There is heavy-handed use of authority; there is defiance of authority. But these are only the symptoms; finding someone to blame will not make things better.
I think that if we honestly search our own hearts, each one of us will find a tendency to mistrust and expect the worst from anyone who is a little different from us. Evil spirits continually bring things to our attention to amplify those fears. The Holy Spirit wants to bring healing.
“There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.” That is the only remedy.
Hello family…
We all have seen what has happened over the past few weeks. We all have formed opinions and already taken a stance on the matter, weather we made our stance verbal or in silence we have made them. I want to challenge us to challenge that stance and see if it lines up with the stance that God has taken.
I am speaking to everyone, of every skin tone, social standing and nationality. This is so much deeper than black or white, racism is a symptom of a seed that lies deep within all of humanity. If we don’t address it within our own self, it will only continue to manifest it self in other forms. I am not against developing laws, regulations and polices. I am not against better training but if we don’t tend the ground of our heart, allowing the Holy spirit to uproot the…
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Things fall apart
Have you noticed how things seem to work fine when you have time on your hands, then when you have a pile of work to do all kinds of stuff starts to happen? Our push lawn mower won't start this spring. The riding mower works fine but I like to use the push mower to … Continue reading Things fall apart
Nursing home blues
The pandemic is winding down, businesses are reopening, yet normalcy is hidden by a mist of uncertainty. Some day we will know if the measures taken during the pandemic were the right ones. I don’t believe I am qualified to comment on that. All levels of government did what they thought was best, according to … Continue reading Nursing home blues
The COVID conundrum
Saskatchewan doesn't have a huge population, perhaps we're an anomaly in the big picture. The COVID infection rate is edging up to 0.05%, the death rate is 1 for every 200,000 people in the province. The seasonal flu has infected far more people, the death rate is much higher — even if half of us … Continue reading The COVID conundrum
Morning Coffee 5/13/20 It Is Required
A very appropriate reminder.
“It is required of every man,’ the Ghost returned, `that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen, and travel far and wide; and if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death. It is doomed to wander through the world — oh, woe is me! — and witness what it cannot share, but might have shared on earth, and turned to happiness!'”
-Marley’s ghost A Christmas Carol
Hello family…
I know it is quite a distance until Christmas, but God bought this line from a Christmas Carol to my attention. My pastor has asked us this question over the past week. “what is our (the church) part in this season? Speaking for myself, God has shown me the impact I have in my circle of influence and that has caused me to go about my day with more intent.
Scrooge…
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