I was just a novice, barely out of University, but with the prospect of soon beginning my first real teaching assignment as a French teacher in a private college in the U.S. I was sure that my soon-to-be students would soon be eating out of my hands.It hurts when your...
I receive many emails from people wondering why they cannot hear from God. The tone of the email is always filled with despair and confusion. Once these people begin, with the help of God, to dig down to the root of God's "silence", they are often amazed to find...
"Can you believe this? He called me 'Mister'!""What's wrong with the word 'mister'?""Only a jerk would call someone by THAT label!""How should he have called you?""He's a jerk, and I don't ever want to see his face again!"How easy it is to start a holy war that can...
Sixty-five years ago today, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor -- an action that dramatically altered the course of history. Jacob DeShazer was on KP duty in California when he first heard the news. Furious at what the Japanese had done, he resolved to retaliate...
This story is tough to write about. It is personal. My mother and my aunt are at the core of this. However, at this time of the year, a story of forgiveness and reconciliation is of most importance.My mother and my favorite aunt (like a mother to me) had a...
See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. Hebrews 12:15Finally I couldn’t stand looking at it anymore. Everytime I went out the door, the plant would catch my eye. And everytime it seemed bigger...
I first met Bob and Audrey Meisner when they invited me into their kitchen following a television program. I'd been on in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. If you've never been to Winnipeg, well ...don't go for the scenery. Go for the people. Winnipeg has two...