Like many aging people, my parents got into the habit of eating their evening meal early, real early. It wasn’t uncommon that I would call Mom at 4:30 and find out they were just finishing their meal. By way of explanation, Mom would simply say she started planning the meal and the next thing she knew it was done.            On the other hand, I have ...

   I stood at the Look-Out and viewed the valley before me. It was mostly forest with several lakes in the distance.            With all the bright green of the trees, there was one dark blotch. And this blackened area seemed to be moving towards me, a little at a time. It reminded me of the Blob in the classic B-movie of 1958.      ...

It was 5:00 p.m., and the official salute to the fallen men and women of the Canadian armed forces was taking place. I stood and respectfully watched, along with a small group of tourists and visitors, across from the Parliament building in Ottawa, Ontario.            Once the ceremony had ended, bag pipes led the marching soldiers away from the monument. It was ...

  Last weekend someone from one of our large U.S. cities told me he has a two-hour commute each way for work each day. That’s four hours a day! When asked if he is on a commuter train, he said no, he is in his car…in traffic.          So I started to think about what I would do with four hours in traffic each day. As it is, I am close enough to church that I can ...

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         On Friday the construction people decided to ‘activate’ the lights that shine on the cross at the top of the tower of our new church building. There are two small lights, one on the east side and one on the west, the two sides of the cross.            The lights were directed towards the cross during daylight, but no one ...