Planet Earth: Future Haze

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I think my wife has a kindly way of cutting through the swirling fog of prophetic teachings.

The writing comes first

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Self-publishing platforms and print on demand services have made it possible for every one of us to write and publish a book. easily and inexpensively. There are more books being published today than ever before; most of them sell about 100 copies. Those of us who aspire to do better than that are told that … Continue reading The writing comes first

Pookie the Policeman

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There are five residents in this house, two humans and three cats. The humans are seniors and two of the cats are getting close to that stage of life. The third is a kitten, a bright-eyed, affectionate, fearless and hyperactive bundle of fluff. Experts say that cats are capable of more than 100 vocal sounds. … Continue reading Pookie the Policeman

Thank you Howie

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In the summer of 1978 I drove east to Ontario, looking for work and a home for my family. In a few days I was working in a factory that made engineered rubber parts for the automobile industry. The first week I worked with Larry who was assigned a few presses on the press line … Continue reading Thank you Howie

Changes in the weather

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Image by Hans Braxmeier from Pixabay  It is mid-winter in the great white north country, but yesterday morning the temperature shot up to 6°C and it rained. The rain stopped by dinner time, then the wind came up. It started snowing in the afternoon and the wind came up higher - gusts up to 100 km/hour. We were … Continue reading Changes in the weather

The most popular snack food of Canadians

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By Bondolo - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18761126 These are Cheezies, the favourite snack food flavour of Canadians. Other snack foods come in a variety of flavours, but W. T, Hawkins Ltd. has never seen a need for ranch flavoured, barbecue flavoured or salsa falvoured Cheezies. This is the only product made by the … Continue reading The most popular snack food of Canadians

The drama of Jesus

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Image by santiagotorrescl95 from Pixabay  Somehow or other, and with the best intentions, we have shown the world the typical Christian in the likeness of a crashing and rather ill-natured bore–and this in the Name of One who assuredly never bored a soul in those thirty-three years during which He passed through this world like a flame. Let … Continue reading The drama of Jesus

Gentle Mary laid her Child

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In 1919 a weekly Methodist paper announced a contest for the best new Christmas Carol. The winning entry was the following poem from Joseph Simpson Cook, a Methodist minister in south-western Ontario. The tune is Tempus Adest Floridum, composed in 1582 for a Latin hymn, adapted by John Mason Neale for an English hymn in … Continue reading Gentle Mary laid her Child

Have you left your first love?

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“Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.” (Revelation 2:4). When Christians discuss this verse they often take it to mean that Jesus is saying “I am disappointed in you because you’ve lost that loving feeling.” The question then is how to tell if we’ve lost that loving feeling and … Continue reading Have you left your first love?

Wimpy evangelism

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Forty-five years ago there was a city-wide outreach in our city based on the theme “I found it!” The slogan was purposefully vague so as to engage all churches who called themselves Christian. The purpose of the slogan was to prompt people to ask “What did you find?” To which the answer was “New life … Continue reading Wimpy evangelism