"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9:6 NIV)In the year 1972, our second baby was due at Christmas. But on...
Last Friday, I told the sad story of Sandra, a Grade 8 student in my school who had no friends. Although this didn't normally seem to bother her, Christmas was different. She was keenly aware that no one would give her a Christmas present at school. She was so touched...
Christmas 2020 was a Christmas like no other. With much of Canada under strict lockdown orders, it was a challenge indeed to try and get family together.It all began for us in September when our Alberta kids saw the writing on the wall. They wouldn’t be able to make...
Schools can be brutal places for teens. Especially girls. And with the Christmas season fast approaching, this particular girl who we will call "Sandra" was having an even tougher time than usual. The problem for Sandra was that she had no friends. She could put up...
I first got my stepson when he was 13. He could neither read nor write, and add to that, he had a terrible attitude. He smoked a pack a day, abused drugs, poured out filth from his mouth and hung around the worst kind of kids. To get him to do anything like take out...
"All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely." (1 Corinthians 13:12b NLT)"So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient...
It's that time of year again: The favorite time of year for kids, the stressful time of year for adults! The Christmas season is upon us!As I think about Christmas this year, the first thing that comes to my mind is presents.That's what Christmas is all about, right?...