It was pouring rain and the sky was a menacing dark grey blob without even a hint of the so-hoped-for sunshine. We had dropped off my wife at a conference in Banff that morning, and had driven into British Columbia with the hopes of seeing the BC side of the Rockies....
"Be still and know that I am God . . ." (Ps. 46:10a)Recently I was blessed with the privilege of caring for my family's 13 birds. Since this was my first experience with such a lot of them, and since one of their birds had died the previous year under the care of a...
I know now through the Psalms that I am His. He has raised me, and loved me through all my ailments and heartaches. He is the one.I am talking about my Jesus. He is truly my Shepherd.In 1997 I suffered a trauma to my head in a county office. I lost hearing in my left...
“For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.” (Phil 2:13 NIV)“Am I still in God’s will?”Have you ever asked yourself this question? You know what I’m talking about. You hear a word from God, you take steps out in faith based upon...
2 Corinthians 5:7 - We live by faith, not by sight. (NIV)Though I was a very young, inexperienced sailor with the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II, I took my turn at steering the ship on which I served -- an escort vessel. The duty of such a ship was not simply to...
An unusual bus driver in unusual circumstances can make a big difference!We had just arrived at Fort Walsh National Historic Site, in Saskatchewan, Canada, which in years gone by served as the first training centre for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, then known as...
I stuffed my swimsuit in a corner of my suitcase, which already bulged with sportswear, evening gowns, shoes, and toiletries. Then, I searched through every drawer and compartment under our bathroom sink, "Honey, do you remember where we put our suntan lotion?"My...