What do you do when you have a tooth that hurts? There is no way around it. You have to call your dentist, and boy, he sure has a knack in locating the source of the pain!"Is this the one that is hurting?"How can anyone respond, when you are squirming in the dentist...
As I sit in the York University auditorium, waiting for the public speaking contest to begin, I look at my youngest son with compassion. Chosen by his School Board to represent them for the provincial French speak-off, I can just imagine his mixed feelings as both...
On the morning of my root canal I awoke refreshed and excited.I have to admit, however, that the previous weeks had been filled with dread. This was due to the fact that this was not my first root canal, and the first experience left me expecting three hours of...
As a teacher I have met many different kinds of people, each one with a unique personality that is worth discovering. I've never known any of them, however, to go to the school office with the following request: "In the name of my teacher Rob Chaffart, let me use the...
What is the worst thing that could ever happen to you?For most of us Westerners, anything related to suffering (disease, break-up, loss of job, finances, etc) seems to be our worst nightmare. In fact, some of us specialize in worrying about every possible scenario,...
One day Jesus' disciples faced utter defeat. At the insistence of desperate parents, they had tried, without success, to drive a demon from a boy suffering from seizures so bad that they often threw him into the fire or into the water. The boy's life was constantly in...
Faith is not what it appears to be. It is beyond anyone's comprehension, especially if it is rooted on the One who is above our circumstances! "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith...