Memorizing Scripture verses is not something I am good at. I usually don’t try as hard as I should, but do find Bible passages set to music in song easier to call to mind. I seem to be able to remember all sorts of other random facts and figures, though! We are...
In the 1920s,the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was a nationwide organization that openly preached white supremacy and hatred for minorities. They are most known for their animosity towards blacks; but this contempt was also shared with Jews, Catholics, and even immigrants.In...
This morning, I received a lovely card from someone in my congregation. On the front, it had a picture of a beautifully lit church standing beside a gently flowing stream. Inside was a cheque donated to Erin church, along with one simple question: "When?"I have asked...
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28 NIV)My job during Sunday morning worship is to care for my infant granddaughter, while my daughter seeks to keep my two year old granddaughter occupied and as quiet as possible,...
"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. " (1 John 4:7 ESV)I was sitting at a table eating a chicken salad sandwich. I wasn’t really hungry but I was supposed to sit a bit and eat something to...
As a student, I participated in a job experience program for a few weeks at a local newspaper office. One evening, I took the stairs to the building lobby instead of the elevator, but found as the heavy door latched behind me, it would not reopen. With mounting...
The Honk Around Canada Day Parade was over and seeing as it was such a lovely day, I decided to take the dogs for a run. I loaded my three-year-old granddaughter into the stroller, gathered up the dogs and away we went. As we were walking Ade asked several times if...